مريض بدأ ريفاروكسابان ٢٠ ملغ يومياً لجلطة الأوردة العميقة. أي تعليمات عن طريقة أخذه صحيحة؟

A client starts rivaroxaban 20 mg daily for DVT. Which instruction on taking it is correct?

1. Take it with the main meal
2. Take it on a completely empty stomach
3. Take it with milk to reduce absorption
4. Crush it and dissolve it in hot water

Answer: A) Take it with the main meal. Rivaroxaban 15 and 20 mg doses are taken with food because food markedly increases absorption. It is taken at the same time daily and not stopped without the prescriber.