Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Medical Patients

While you’re working up that Cryptococcal meningitis or figuring out how to adjust vancomycin doses, don’t forget to assess VTE prophylaxis! Take a moment with tl;dr to make sure you’ve got your mental check list sorted for protecting your inpatients.

Drug

Betrixaban [Bevyxxa]

Indication

Extended duration Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized adult patients at risk for thromboembolic complications.

Anticoagulants: The Definitive Guide

Anticoagulation is an area of high impact for pharmacists.

And so that means we've gotta spend some time learning about it. In this guide, I'll break down the pharmacology of all things anticoagulation.