Don't Use Newer Oral Anticoagulants for VTEs During Pregnancy

January 2015

Questions will come up about whether it's okay to use a newer oral anticoagulant to treat venous thromboembolism during PREGNANCY.

Pradaxa, Xarelto, or Eliquis are tempting to use because they don't require injections or anticoagulant monitoring.

But don't use them. They haven't been studied in pregnancy...and the optimal dose hasn't been determined.

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