Last update May 14, 2021

Dabigatran etexilate

Compatible

Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.

An oral thrombin inhibitor. It belongs to the group of so-called non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) or direct anticoagulants.
Used in the prevention of venous thromboembolism in orthopedic surgery and atrial fibrillation.
Oral administration in a daily dose.

It is excreted in breastmilk in clinically insignificant amounts (Ayuk 2020 & 2016).

Its low oral bioavailability (EMA 2018, Blech 2008) hinders transfer to infant plasma via breastmilk, except in premature infants and the immediate neonatal period when there may be increased intestinal permeability.

It is the oral anticoagulant with the lowest excretion in breast milk (Daei 2021).

Alternatives

  • Acenocoumarol (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Dalteparin Sodium (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Enoxaparin Sodium (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Heparin (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)
  • Warfarin (Safe product and/or breastfeeding is the best option.)

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 3 - 7.2 %
Molecular weight 628 daltons
Protein Binding 35 %
VD 0.9 - 1 l/Kg
pKa 3.2 -
Tmax 0.5 - 2 hours
8 - 14 hours
M/P ratio 0.04 - 0.13 -
Theoretical Dose 0.001 - 0.008 mg/Kg/d
Relative Dose 0.05 - 0.32 %

References

  1. Azenkot T, Schwarz EB. Special Considerations for Women of Reproductive Age on Anticoagulation. J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Aug;37(11):2803-2810. Abstract Full text (link to original source)
  2. Daei M, Khalili H, Heidari Z. Direct oral anticoagulant safety during breastfeeding: a narrative review. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 May 8. Abstract
  3. Ayuk P, Kampouraki E, Truemann A, Sidgwick F, McDonald L, Bingham J, Murphy P, Kamali F. Investigation of dabigatran secretion into breast milk: Implications for oral thromboprophylaxis in post-partum women. Am J Hematol. 2020 Jan;95(1):E10-E13. Abstract
  4. EMA-Boehringer. Dabigatran. Ficha técnica. 2018 Full text (in our servers)
  5. EMA-Boehringer. Dabigatran. Drug Summary. 2018 Full text (in our servers)
  6. Cohen H, Arachchillage DR, Beyer-Westendorf J, Middeldorp S, Kadir RA. Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Women. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2016 Oct;42(7):789-797. Epub 2016 Oct 5. Review. Abstract
  7. Ayuk P, Walker J. An Open Label, Non-Randomised, Phase II study to Determine if Dabigatran and its Metabolites are Detectable in Breast Milk Following Oral Administration to Non-Breastfeeding Mothers. EMA. Clinical trial results. 2016 Full text (link to original source) Full text (in our servers)
  8. Blech S, Ebner T, Ludwig-Schwellinger E, Stangier J, Roth W. The metabolism and disposition of the oral direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran, in humans. Drug Metab Dispos. 2008 Feb;36(2):386-99. Epub 2007 Nov 15. Abstract

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