Eylea Injection & Apixaban

[lmoore]

Advice Please

Since my last Eylea Injction I have been prescribed an anticoagulant drug called Apixaban

Having had a couple of injections that have caused a bleed I am a little worried

Do I need to stop taking this drug prior to my next injection due next week?

[Becky_MacularSociety Partner]

Good Afternoon lmoore,

No one here is medically trained and so we cannot give you advise on whether to take your prescribed medication or not. This forum cannot replace advise from your own doctors. Please discuss this with the eye clinic where you receive treatment.

All the best

Becky

The Macular Society

[springcross]

Hi Imoore. I'm afraid we can't advise you with things like that - you need to speak to either your GP or your ophthalmologist and I think the eye clinic should be made aware that you are taking the Apixaban. Good luck.

[Redmakesmehappy]

Talk to your retina specialist, what I did when I had to go on Eliquis.

[rosyG]

HiDo ask your doctor as advised by Becky\Just to say i am on Apixaban and have injections in both eyes every 6 weeks If a small blood vessel is touched- as sometimes happens, the red area clears within 24 hours.My clinic's advice is to continue with AC ( Moorfields) but you should check re your individual case

[silkysoft]

Hi there lmoore, I take 20 mg Rivaroxaban per day ... it’s the same as your Pixaban? I had a couple of bleeds and asked if I should stop it for a couple of days before ....as I do if I need to visit Dentist:/ I usually take my tablet in the morning after my breakfast as it has to be taken after food .. so I always ask my clinic for early appointment, normally they give me 8.30 /9.30 am so I delay taking it beforehand and then take

It an hour afterwards , never had another bleed . I have been having injections every 6 weeks for 4 years and know the name and telephone number of the girl who does the appointments , I explained to the consultant , he had no problems with the short delay .. The office admin. Really were very understanding about appointment times . Good luck x Silky x

[Jill13]

I am also on Apaxiban and have been having Eyelea injections in left eye for twelve months. I have only had a little bleeding after two injections. I think my retinal dr just hit a small blood vessel on those two occasions.