Merck, PHR8415-250MG, Apixaban

General description
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Apixaban is an orally active, active site-targeting, highly potent and selective factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor (human/rabbit Ki = 0.08/0.17 nM; trypsin Ki >3 μM) with good anticoagulant activity in vitro (EC2x = 3.8 μM by prothrombin time (PT) assay, 5.1 μM by activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) assay) and antithrombotic efficacy in vivo (IC50 = 329 nM i.v. by rabbit arteriovenous shunt model).
Orally active, active site-targeting, highly potent and selective factor Xa (FXa) inhibitor with antithrombotic efficacy in vitro and in vivo.
Analysis Note
These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP and BP primary standards, where they are available.
Other Notes
This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.