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Anticoagulant activity of oral rivaroxaban in healthy dogs.

Rivaroxaban is an oral, direct factor Xa inhibitor used in human thrombotic disorders. In view of the in vitro concentration dependent anticoagulant effects of rivaroxaban in dogs, the time course of its anticoagulant effects was characterized in healthy dogs. Twenty-four healthy Beagles were randomized into three groups (n = 8 per group) and received orally either a placebo or 20 mg rivaroxaban once or twice at an 8 h interval. Fifteen blood samples were collected over a 30 h period, and blindly assayed for prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), tissue factor induced thrombin generation (TG) and anti-factor Xa activity. Thromboelastography (TEG) was evaluated at 0, 1, 4, 8 and 24 h. Peak/baseline anticoagulant effect ratios were analyzed with generalized linear models using β distributions and times to return to baseline with survival analyses (α = 0.05). Peak/baseline anticoagulant effect ratios of PT, aPTT, anti-factor Xa activity, TG and R (TEG) differed significantly between placebo and both rivaroxaban groups (P <0.0001). The peak anticoagulant effect of rivaroxaban occurred 1.5 to 2 h after dosing. The median return to baseline occurred significantly sooner (P <0.01) with 20 mg rivaroxaban administered once (7.9-18.7 h) versus twice (17.5-26.8 h). The inter-individual variability differed amongst assays, but overall was moderate to large. No adverse effects were recorded. Twice oral administration of 2 mg/kg rivaroxaban at an 8 h interval maintained 24 h anticoagulant activity, but larger studies are needed to establish guidelines for the use of rivaroxaban in dogs.

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