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Re the above, I have been taking Apixaban for 3 years and know it as a NOAC. Is it, or is it a DOAC or just an AC? Whats the difference and if there isn’t any, why the change.

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DOAC - Direct Oral AntiCoagulant (Many doctors are referring to them as this now) Instead of

NOAC = Novel Oral AntiCoagulants or None VitK Oral AntiCoagulant.

All means the same thing - AntiCoagulants

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The point being that when DOACs first arrived on the scene they were novel but five or six years down the line they are not hence the name change. Some of us cant get used to the new name . lol

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Yes, I’m in that camp...too old for rebranding😔🎭

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Yep, and some folk still say “rat poison” but not me of course!...😇

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Not to forget "blood thinners"

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Now there’s a thought.....over to you Bob....😡😳🤬

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My husband set the alarm on my phone to go off with 'rat poison' in large text!

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Luv it!

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Peddling

No, I’ve moved on from that....I think it was last week🤩

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