Rivaroxaban belongs to a newer class of drugs known as direct oral anticoagulants. As its blood-thinning effects are more predictable than those of warfarin, patients taking rivaroxaban don't need ...

CHICAGO, IL—Patients who develop thrombus in the left ventricle following myocardial infarction fare equally well when treated with rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer/Janssen) as they do with warfarin, the ...

The FDA approved the first generics of the direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban, the agency announced on Tuesday.

Half of renally-cleared rivaroxaban is cleared as unchanged drug and half as inactive metabolites. ‡Potent inhibitors of both CYP3A4 and P-gp include azole antifungals (e.g., ketoconazole ...