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What is Enoxaparin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most popular types: Lovenox Clexane

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Enoxaparin is a form of the anticoagulant (anti-clotting) heparin. It is used to prevent deep vein thromboses by thinning the blood and so reducing the likelihood of a clot forming.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome 136 6
Deep vein thrombosis 97 13
Prevent blood clotting 44 21
Pulmonary embolism 15 7
Blood clot 10 7
Antithrombin III deficiency 6 0

Show all 20 reasons taken

  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 481 patients that have taken Enoxaparin

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 4
Moderate 12
Mild 15
None 19

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Enoxaparin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Bruising 8
Injection site bruising 5
Injection site pain 4
Nosebleeds (epistaxis) 2
Bleed easily 1
Bone pain 1

Show all 18 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Enoxaparin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Course of treatment ended 48
Doctor's advice 21
Other 13
Side effects too severe 6
Expense 3
Change in health plan coverage 2
Did not seem to work 1
See all 77 patients who've stopped taking Enoxaparin

Duration

Stopped taking Enoxaparin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 43
1 - 6 months 15
6 months - 1 year 7
1 - 2 years 6
2 - 5 years 1
5 - 10 years 1
10 years or more 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 43
Usually 4
Sometimes 1
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 6
Somewhat hard to take 21
A little hard to take 12
Not at all hard to take 11
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 6
$100-199 3
$50-99 2
$25-49 3
< $25 14
Not specified 22

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Enoxaparin after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Warfarin (Coumadin) 6
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) 4
Heparin 1

Patients stopped taking Enoxaparin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Warfarin (Coumadin) 8
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) 4
Fondaparinux (Arixtra) 1
tinzaparin (Innohep) 1
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3 patient evaluations for Enoxaparin

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Mar 16, 2014 (Started Sep 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pulmonary embolism)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent blood clotting)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (injection site bruising, loss of energy, low motivation, bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
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Cost: $25-49 monthly

Jan 19, 2014 (Started Sep 15, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pulmonary embolism)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Prevent blood clotting)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (injection site bruising, loss of energy, low motivation, bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
Cost: $100-199 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 27, 2011 (Started Aug 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for blood clot)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 80 mg/0.8 mL Daily
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Apr 20, 2010 (Started Dec 03, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for thrombosis)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for blood clot)
  • Side effects
    Mild (bleed easily, bruising)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 60 mg/0.6 mL Daily
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Cost: $200+ monthly
Side effects: bruising, bleed easily
  • 0 helpful marks
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