Assessing adherence and persistence to non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) among patients with atrial fibrillation in tertiary-care referral centers in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Kubas, Mohammed A., Shabaruddin, Fatiha Hana, Mazlan-Kepli, Wardati, Jagan, Nirmala, Mohamed, Sahimi, Nazar, Nor Ilyani Mohamed, Zin, Che Suraya
• Format: Article
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/31720/

Introduction: Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs), such as dabigatran and rivaroxaban, are now available for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and are often clinically preferred over vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), such as warfarin. Data describing adherence...