Anticoagulants – DOACs

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Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Indications, mode of action.
  • Management
    • How to prescribe DOACs, monitoring requirements, advice for people taking DOACs including missed doses and when to stop treatment.
  • Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
  • An audit suggestion
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading. 

Goals

During this course you will learn:

  • What DOACs are and how they work.
  • The licensed indications for the available DOACs.
  • The dose and duration of treatment of DOACs.
  • About the contraindications, adverse effects, key drug interactions.
  • What advice to give people.
  • About the monitoring requirements.
  • How to manage missed doses.
  • In what circumstances DOAC treatment should be stopped temporarily.
  • How to switch between different DOACs and warfarin.


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Topics covered

Circulatory Haematology Prescribing

Date created

06/01/2021

Last revision

10/12/2024

Next revision

06/01/2026

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