Anyone know the medication Rivaroxoban? [title edited by MNHQ to reflect OPs update]

[back123456]

Hi just that.

Thanks.

what do you want to know?

Yes

Bog-standard penicillin antibiotic.
Google: a search engine.

Scrap that. I can tell I'm ill I wrote the one on the list.

It should have been Rivaroxoban sorry.

PP pretty much covered it.
Antibiotic.
Pretty common first line.

It's the bog standard first line antibiotic for minor actual or suspected bacterial infections.

Yes, had it for a gum abscess and no side effects, it’s a very common antibiotic and effective.

Google it. Nhs website might help. Used for pneumonia and infections.

It's a blood thinner?

What's up, OP? You can get the BNF app if that helps at all?

That's in response to the OP's second message.

Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication used to treat and prevent blood clots. Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. It is taken by mouth

What do you want to know about Rivaroxaban OP?

Look on EMC website it has loads of information

I wondered whether they will work without taking them with food?

I've been on these since July and I feel so ill. I've got the symptoms I had just before I had blood clots and I just can't remember to take them with food.

I can't go back to a and e they will think I'm mental.

Rivaroxaban- it's a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) seems to have varying degrees of side effects in people. If you haven't side effects that's great, especially if your alternative is a different style of anticoagulant that might need more monitoring. Remember to tell your dentist you take it in case you ever need a tooth extracted.
Bad luck about writing the wrong one first, prepare yourself for all the answers to amoxicillin

@itsasmallworldafterall

Rivaroxaban- it's a novel oral anticoagulant (NOAC) seems to have varying degrees of side effects in people. If you haven't side effects that's great, especially if your alternative is a different style of anticoagulant that might need more monitoring. Remember to tell your dentist you take it in case you ever need a tooth extracted. Bad luck about writing the wrong one first, prepare yourself for all the answers to amoxicillin

I know. I can't even get it deleted.

@back123456

I've been on these since July and I feel so ill. I've got the symptoms I had just before I had blood clots and I just can't remember to take them with food.

I can't go back to a and e they will think I'm mental.

If you think you may have a blood clot then yes, off to A&E you go!

If you think you're not getting on with your prescribed medication then book a non urgent GP appointment to discuss it.

Banana medicine 😍

I just wondered how vital it was to take with food.

The package and NHS website both say it's important to take with food. Sometimes I don't. I have issues where I forget.

Maybe the drugs aren't working.
Or maybe it's a side effect of the drugs and you need a different kind.

@Pinkbonbon

Maybe the drugs aren't working. Or maybe it's a side effect of the drugs and you need a different kind.

Post #3. Still feel ill since being admitted in July. Advice. www.mumsnet.com/Talk/general_health/4360897-post-3-still-feel-ill-since-being-admitted-in-july-advice

More info here x

www.gov.uk/drug-safety-update/rivaroxaban-xarelto-reminder-that-15-mg-and-20-mg-tablets-should-be-taken-with-food

What dose are you on? This link to the drug safety alert which explains the importance of taking the higher doses with food.

If you are having symptoms of a blood clot you do need to go to A&E. Especially if you haven’t been managing to take the medication properly. Hope you feel better soon.

Just go to A&E, that's what they are there for.

Rivaroxoban is an anticoagulant. In some cases it is being phased into replace warfarin.