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3. Duplicative Therapy

Combined administration of multiple DOACs should be avoided. Concomitant DOAC use results in additive factor Xa inhibition and prolonged prothrombin time (PT), which increases bleeding risk1-6. No evidence demonstrating increased efficacy or augmentation of therapy from use of multiple DOACs currently exists.