For prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation:
- Adults—15 or 20 milligrams (mg) once a day, taken with the evening meaL.
- Xarelto 20mg Tablet is a type of medicine known as an anticoagulant.
- Although it does not “dissolve” blood clots, it can prevent them from getting bigger so your body can dissolve them over time.
- It will also prevent new ones from forming.
- It works by blocking a substance in the body which is involved in blood clotting.
- This keeps your blood flowing freely around your body and makes it less likely that a clot will form inside a blood vessel.
