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2018-06-26 09:24:51
I am on eliques 5 mg twice a day. Is there an alternative drug as eliques is an expensive drug and I have to take it for a long time.
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Can you share some more information 1) Reason of DVT- provoked or non provoked 2) How long of anticoagulantion have you taken

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You can be taken on warfarin, but then your dose needs to be adjusted,will have to get repeated blood test of PT/INR. Will have to keep INR between 2-3, which is sometimes not easy. With eliques you don't need any blood test, no monitoring

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