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How to use ELIQUIS

Instructions for proper use and dose / frequency of administration: Always take ELIQUIS as your doctor told you. If in doubt, you should consult your doctor or pharmacist.

The usual dose is 2.5 mg 2 times a day, for example, one tablet in the morning and one in the evening. Try to take the tablets at the same time each day to help you remember that you need to take the tablets.

You should take the first tablet within 12 to 24 hours after your surgery. As long as your doctor tells you to take this medicine, you should take one tablet twice a day every day.

Method and method of administration: ELIQUIS is taken orally. Swallow the tablet with water as a whole. Do not chew the tablet.

Duration of treatment If you have had major hip surgery, the tablets will take approximately 10 to 14 days if you have had major knee surgery for about 32 to 38 days.

Different age groups

Use in children: ELIQUIS is not recommended in children and adolescents under 18 years of age.

Use in the elderly: Dose adjustment is not required.

Specific conditions of use: Liver failure: ELIQUIS is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.

Renal insufficiency: Dose adjustment is not necessary in patients with mild, moderate or severe renal insufficiency. ELIQUIS is not recommended in patients with advanced stage renal failure, where the outcome of Creatinine Clearance, a criterion for Kidney Function, is <15 ml / min, since there is no clinical experience.

Talk to your doctor or pharmacist if you have a view that the ELIQUIS effect is too strong or too weak.

If you have used more ELIQUIS than you should use: If you have used more than you should use from ELIQUIS, talk to a doctor or pharmacist. Take the medicine package with you. If you take more ELIQUIS than recommended, your risk of bleeding may increase. If bleeding occurs, surgery or blood transfusion is required.

If you forget to use ELIQUIS::

• Take the tablet as soon as you remember• take the

next ELIQUIS tablet in normal time

• then continue as usual.

If you are not sure what to do or if you have missed more than one dose, consult your doctor or pharmacist. Do not take double doses to compensate for the forgotten ELIQUIS dose.

Effects after ELIQUIS treatment is discontinued: Do not stop taking ELIQUIS without talking to your doctor because if you leave the treatment too early, the risk of developing blood clots may be higher. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have more questions about the use of this product.

4. What are the possible side effects? As with all medicines, people who are sensitive to substances found in ELIQUIS may have side effects.

If you experience any of the following symptoms after using this medicine, notify your doctor or pharmacist:

ELIQUIS may cause life-threatening bleeding. These bleedings may not be obvious and may result in anemia (weak blood cell count, which may create weakness or wilt).

The frequencies are defined as follows: - Very common: affects at least one of the 10 users - Common: one to one of the 100 users affects it - Not common: affects one to one of 1,000 users - Infrequently: one to one of its 10,000 users - Very rare: 10,000 users affects less

common side effects - fatigue or may be anemia causing pallor (anemia) - bleeding, eg .:

- blood in the urine (dye urine pink or red) - bruising and swelling - vaginal bleeding - Nausea

Uncommon side effects - platelet counts decreased in your blood ( Bleeding including:bleeding

- bruising and swelling,from the surgical wound / incision site, including blood or fluid leakage (wound secretion)

, hemorrhage after surgery - blood in the stomach, intestine or outside blood - blood in the urine in laboratory tests - Bleeding - low blood pressure where you may feel a weak or accelerated heartbeat - In blood tests:

- abnormal liver function, - increase in some liver enzymes - an increase in bilirub, which is the product of destruction of red blood cells, whichcause the skin and eyes to become yellow

may.

Rare side effects - Allergic reactions that can cause:face, lips, mouth, tongue and / or

swelling in thethroat and difficulty breathing. If you experience any of these symptoms, consult your physician immediately.

- Bleeding:

- in the muscles - in the eyes - bleeding in the gums and bleeding in the saliva when coughing - bleeding from the mouthmentioned in

If you encounter any side effects notthese instructions for use, please inform your doctor or pharmacist.

5. Storage of ELIQUIS tablets

Keep out of the reach of children and in the container. Store at room temperature below 25 ° C.

Use in accordance with the expiry date. Do not use ELIQUIS after the expiration date indicated on the box. The expiry date is the last day of the specified month.

Drugs should not be disposed of with waste water or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to discard the drugs that are no longer needed. These measures will help protect the environment.