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Just a note that the direct-acting oral anti-coagulants (DOACs) like rivaroxaban and apixaban are not blood 'thinners'. They are, as I just stated, anti-coagulants. They retard the clotting mechanism, but they don't entirely prevent it. As a person on Eliquis for eight years now, I still clot when I bleed. It just takes longer.
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I was only using a terminology that many of us use to describe this category of meds. Sorry that I wasn't being specific. But I think you get the idea; there isn't much done to check any level of its effectiveness. Why 5 mg twice a day? Why not 2.5 or 10 mg? It is a huge money maker for the drug companies and it is taken by millions who are prescribed this drug and never get off.