Uses, Side Effects of Xarelto 20mg Tablet

Xarelto 20mg Tablet is a medicine known as an anticoagulant or blood thinner. It helps prevent and treat blood clots. It is used to reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. It prevents and treats clot formation in the veins of your legs, lungs, brain and heart.

Xarelto 20mg Tablet is commonly used in patients with irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) to prevent clot formation. It also reduces the risk of getting clots in people who have undergone knee or hip replacement surgeries. It should be taken with food and it is best to take them at the same time each day. You may need to take this medicine for many years, even for life in some cases. Do not stop taking it or change the dose without guidance from your doctor. It could quickly put you more at risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or thrombosis (formation of a blood clot within a blood vessel). You can reduce your risk of having a blood clot by making changes to your lifestyle, such as not smoking, eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and losing weight if you need to.

Uses of Xarelto 20mg Tablet

Treatment and prevention of Blood clots

Directions for Use

Use it as advised by your doctor or check the label for directions before use.

Benefits of Xarelto 20mg Tablet

Xarelto 20mg Tablet is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant. Although it does not “dissolve” blood clots, it can prevent them from getting bigger so your body can dissolve them over time. It will also prevent new ones from forming. It works by blocking a substance in the body which is involved in blood clotting. This keeps your blood flowing freely around your body and makes it less likely that a clot will form inside a blood vessel. Xarelto 20mg Tablet can help prevent or reduce damage caused by stroke, clots in your lungs (pulmonary embolism) or other blood vessels (thrombosis). It can also make it less likely that parts of a clot will break off and travel to other parts of the body. You should take it regularly and make appropriate lifestyle changes to help this medicine be effective.

Side Effects of Xarelto 20mg Tablet

• Bleeding
• Loss of appetite
• Constipation
• Headache

Caution :

• Xarelto 20mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

FAQs:

Q:1 WHAT IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE Xarelto 20mg Tablet ? If you miss a dose of Xarelto 20mg Tablet . Please consult your doctor.

Q;2 HOW A Xarelto 20mg Tablet WORKS? Xarelto 20mg Tablet is a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC). It works by preventing the formation of blood clots in the body.

Q;3 Is Xarelto 20mg Tablet a blood thinner? Yes, Xarelto 20mg Tablet is a blood thinner. It is a medication that prevents the blood from clotting within the blood vessels. It also prevents the blood clots from recurring in the blood vessels. It may be prescribed to treat blood clots in the veins of the legs and in the blood vessels of the lungs.