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. 2023 Sep;63(9):1061-1066.
doi: 10.1002/jcph.2283. Epub 2023 Jun 6.

DOAC Dosing Discordance Using Different Estimates of Kidney Function and Outcomes

Nauka J Bhalodia  1 , Evan M White  1 , Archita Achanta  1 , Jesse Cheng  1 , Connor R Deri  1 , Kelsey Stahl  1 , Heather Heiney  1 , Olivia Marchionda  1 , Carlo J Iasella  1 , James C Coons  1
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DOAC Dosing Discordance Using Different Estimates of Kidney Function and Outcomes

Nauka J Bhalodia et al. J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Sep.

Abstract

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are indicated for the prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Although Food and Drug Administration labeling for DOACs uses estimated creatinine clearance according to the Cockcroft-Gault (C-G) equation, estimated glomerular filtration rate according to the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation is often reported. The objectives of this study were to evaluate DOAC dosing discordance and to determine whether discordance based on various estimates of kidney function is associated with bleeding or thromboembolism. The study was an institutional review board approved retrospective analysis of patients at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital from January 1, 2010, to December 12, 2016. Data were obtained through electronic medical records. Adults who received a medication charge for rivaroxaban or dabigatran, had a diagnosis code for atrial fibrillation, and had a serum creatinine within 3 days of DOAC initiation were included. Doses were considered discordant if the calculated dose based on CKD-EPI did not match the patient's dose during index admission, if dosed correctly using C-G. Association of discordance with dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and clinical outcomes was determined using odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Rivaroxaban discordance was present among 49 of the 644 (8%) patients who were dosed correctly with C-G. Dabigatran discordance was present among 17 of the 590 (3%) patients who were dosed correctly. Discordance with rivaroxaban was found to increase the risk of thromboembolism when using CKD-EPI (odds ratio, 2.83; 95% CI, 1.02-7.79, P = .045) versus C-G. Our findings emphasize the need to dose DOACs, specifically rivaroxaban, appropriately in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: CrCL; dabigatran; direct oral anticoagulant; dosing discordance; eGFR; rivaroxaban.

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