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Learning About XARELTO® | XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) Welcome Kit

Prescription Icon A new diagnosis. Starting therapy. All of this can be daunting and overwhelming. But you can be reassured that, together with a few tips, support, and commitment, it’s possible to start on the right track. First things first, be sure to fill your XARELTO® prescription if you haven’t yet.

What is XARELTO®?

XARELTO® belongs to a group of medicines called direct oral anticoagulants, or DOACs for short. Like other DOACs, XARELTO® has no known dietary restrictions and no requirements for frequent blood tests.

How does XARELTO® work?

XARELTO® slows your body's ability to clot by selectively blocking one of the clotting factors found in your blood—an enzyme called Factor Xa ("10a").

Reducing stroke risk with XARELTO®

XARELTO® is a prescription medication used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people with atrial fibrillation, not caused by a heart valve problem.

Over96%remained
stroke-free.*
Over96%remained stroke-free.*

In a clinical trial,

over 96% of people taking XARELTO® remained stroke-free.*

*Rate of first occurrence of stroke was 3.8% for XARELTO® versus 4.3% for warfarin.

Remember, all blood thinners come with a risk of bleeding. A clinical trial comparing XARELTO® to warfarin† for reducing the risk of AFib-related stroke showed that 99% of people taking XARELTO® did not experience bleeding into the brain, which can be serious. However, overall major bleeding was similar and gastrointestinal bleeding was about 1% higher.

Coumadin® and Jantoven® are brand names for warfarin.