An 85-year-old woman with a CFS of 6 and AF on Edoxaban 60 mg daily has a routine blood test showing eGFR 42 (previously 58). Does her dose need adjus...

Question

An 85-year-old woman with a CFS of 6 and AF on Edoxaban 60 mg daily has a routine blood test showing eGFR 42 (previously 58). Does her dose need adjustment?

Accepted Answer

Reduce to 30 mg daily as eGFR is below 50

Answer

No change needed

Answer

Stop Edoxaban entirely

Answer

Switch to Warfarin

Answer

Increase to 90 mg

uk-dgm MCQ (SBA): Edoxaban Dose Reduction for Declining eGFR

An 85-year-old woman with a CFS of 6 and AF on Edoxaban 60 mg daily has a routine blood test showing eGFR 42 (previously 58). Does her dose need adjustment?