The adsorption of dabigatran is as efficient as addition of idarucizumab to neutralize the drug in routine coagulation assays.
Marc G JacqueminJ ToelenL FeyenJ SchoetersI Van HorenbeeckI VanlinthoutM DebasseT VanasscheK PeerlinckP VerhammePublished in: International journal of laboratory hematology (2018)
Adsorption of dabigatran in plasma samples containing the drug neutralizes its activity as efficiently as the addition of idarucizumab. This method allows the evaluation of thrombophilia markers without interruption of anticoagulation therapy or the detection of hemostasis disorders in patients treated with the drug.