Eliquis

Eliquis blocks the activity of certain clotting substances in the blood.

Eliquis is used to lower the risk of stroke or a blood clot in people with a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation.

Eliquis reduces the risk of forming a blood clot in the legs and lungs of people who have just had hip or knee replacement surgery.

Eliquis treats blood clots in the veins of your legs (DVT – deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism), and reduce the risk of them occurring again.

What Is Eliquis?

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Many people don’t think about blood clots on a daily basis, but if you’ve ever had a blood clot, then you know just how scary they can be. Each year, approximately 900,000 cases of potentially deadly blood clots, called deep vein thrombosis, occur in the United States. Blood clots may be provoked, meaning they are associated with known risk factors, or unprovoked, meaning they occur without any identifiable risk factors present. Approximately 274 people die in the United States each day from blood clots, in large part because public awareness of the condition is so low. Fewer than one in four people have any knowledge about blood clots or their signs and symptoms. Patients who do experience blood clots have new options when it comes to treatment, including anticoagulation medications like Eliquis, which can help treat and prevent blood clots.