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{
"name": "Proportion of Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs) not prescribed as generic rivaroxaban or generic apixaban",
"title": "Percentage DOACs items not prescribed as generic rivaroxaban or generic apixaban",
"description": "Percentage DOACs items not prescribed as generic rivaroxaban or generic apixaban",
"numerator_short": "DOAC items not prescribed as generic rivaroxaban or generic apixaban",
"denominator_short": "DOACs items",
"y_label": "Percentage DOACs not prescribed as generic rivaroxaban or generic apixaban",
"why_it_matters": [
"In September 2024 the NHS in England released <a href='https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/commissioning-recommendations-for-national-procurement-for-doacs/' target='_Blank'>",
"updated commissioning regulations for DOACs,</a> which state:</p>",
"<p><i>For patients commencing treatment for Atrial Fibrillation (AF): subject to the criteria specified in the relevant NICE technology appraisal guidance, clinicians should use ",
"the best value DOAC that is clinically appropriate for the patient. </p>",
"<p>Table 1 provides the available DOACs ranked from highest to lowest best value according to the September 2024 and confidential framework prices.",
"If the highest ranked best value DOAC (generic apixaban or generic rivaroxaban) is contraindicated or not clinically appropriate for the specific patient then, subject to the criteria ",
"specified in the relevant NICE technology appraisal guidance, clinicians should then consider the next highest ranked DOAC (edoxaban) and so on until an appropriate treatment is identified.",
"<table>",
"<thead>",
" <tr>",
" <th style='width:30%'>Overall rank</th>",
" <th>DOAC</th>",
" <th>Notes</th>",
" </tr>",
"</thead>",
"<tbody>",
" <tr>",
" ",
" <td><b>1 (Best value)</b></td>",
" <td><b>generic rivaroxaban<br>generic apixaban</td>",
" <td><b>Best value once a day treatment<br>Best value twice a day treatment</b></td>",
" </tr>",
" <tr>",
" <td><b>2</b></td>",
" <td><b>Edoxaban (Lixiana®)</b></td>",
" <td><b></td>",
" </tr>",
" <tr>",
" <td>3</td>",
" <td>Xarelto® (branded rivaroxaban)</td>",
" <td> </td>",
" </tr>",
" <tr>",
" <td>4</td>",
" <td>Dabigatran (Pradaxa®)</td>",
" <td> </td>",
" </tr>",
" <tr>",
" <td>5</td>",
" <td>Eliquis® (branded apixaban)</td>",
" <td> </td>",
" </tr>",
"</tbody>",
"</table>",
"</ul>",
"</p></i>",
"<p>The <a href='https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/national-medicines-optimisation-opportunities-2023-24/#9-identifying-patients-with-atrial-fibrillation-and-using-best-value-direct-acting-oral-anticoagulants' target='_Blank'>",
"NHS England National Medicines Optimisation Opportunities for 2023/24</a> identify using best value direct-acting oral anticoagulants as an area for improvement.</p>",
"<p><b>Please note:</b> OpenPrescribing.net measures have a consistent way of visualising measures, where 'lower is better' ",
"and therefore in this case we show the proportion of DOACs which are NOT prescribed as edoxaban or generic apixaban."
],
"tags": [
"cardiovascular",
"core",
"cost",
"opportunities"
],
"url": null,
"is_percentage": true,
"is_cost_based": false,
"low_is_good": true,
"numerator_type": "bnf_items",
"numerator_bnf_codes_filter": [
"0208020Y0 # Rivaroxaban",
"0208020Z0 # Apixaban",
"0208020X0 # Dabigatran etexilate",
"0208020AA # Edoxaban",
"~0208020Z0AA # Apixaban (generic)",
"~0208020Y0AA # Rivaroxaban"
],
"denominator_type": "bnf_items",
"denominator_bnf_codes_filter": [
"0208020Y0 # Rivaroxaban",
"0208020AA # Edoxaban",
"0208020Z0 # Apixaban",
"0208020X0 # Dabigatran etexilate"
],
"authored_by": "[email protected]",
"checked_by": "",
"date_reviewed": "2024-09-16",
"next_review": "2026-09-16",
"measure_complexity": "low",
"measure_type": "bnf_code",
"radar_exclude": false
}

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