Noun
(pharmacology) Initialism of direct oral anticoagulant.
Synonym: NOAC
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Source: en.wiktionary.orgIn patients with DVT or PE and no active cancer, the drug of choice is a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC), also known as a direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) because of where they block the coagulation cascade to thin the blood. Source: Internet
When a DOAC was added to antiplatelet therapy, patients generally had a lower combined risk of cardiovascular death, MI, and stroke (OR 0.85, 95% CI 0.77-0.93). Source: Internet