UK's NICE issues final guidance on Daiichi Sankyo's Lixiana for stroke and systemic embolism

23 September 2015

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Lixiana (edoxaban) from Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Lixiana received European marketing authorization in June 2015 for two indications: prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, and treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, and prevention of recurrent DVT and pulmonary embolism in adults.

Lixiana is a novel oral anticoagulant, one of a class of drugs that is used as an alternative to warfarin, which has been widely used for over 50 years but requires frequent monitoring to ensure the drug is working properly and is also associated with many food and drug interactions.

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