Use of crushed tranexamic acid tablets in water for paediatric patients with bleeding disorders

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BACKGROUND: Ε-Aminocaproic acid oral solution (EACA OS) is the only commercially available antifibrinolytic for patients who cannot swallow tablets. Insurance denials and high costs remain barriers to its use.

OBJECTIVES: To determine the safety and efficacy of crushed tranexamic acid tablets in water (cTXAw) for children with bleeding disorders.

METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed records of children (<10 years) with bleeding disorders who received cTXAw or EACA OS from 1 December 2018, through 31 July 2022, at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minnesota). Bleeding outcomes were defined according to ISTH criteria.

RESULTS: Thirty-two patients were included (median age, 3 years; male, n = 23). Diagnoses were VWD (n = 17), haemophilia (n = 5), FVII deficiency (n = 3), inherited platelet disorder (n = 4), ITP (n = 2), and combined FV and FVII deficiencies (n = 1). Thirty-two courses of cTXAw (monotherapy 24/32; mean duration 6 days) and fifteen courses of EACA (monotherapy 12/15; mean duration 5 days) were administered. No surgical procedures (n = 28) were complicated by bleeding. Of the 19 bleeding events, 16 had effective haemostasis, two had no reported outcome, and one had no response. cTXAw and EACA were equally effective in preventing and treating bleeding (p value > .1). No patients had adverse effects. Eight of 19 patients (42%) who were initially prescribed EACA OS did not receive it because of cost or insurance denial. The estimated average wholesale price of one treatment was $94 for cTXAw and $905 for EACA OS.

CONCLUSIONS: CTXAw appears to be an effective, safe, and low-cost alternative option to EACA OS for young children with bleeding disorders.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia - (2024) vom: 20. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Al-Huniti, Ahmad [VerfasserIn]
Marshall, Linda [VerfasserIn]
Rusk, Dawn [VerfasserIn]
Pruthi, Rajiv K [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Vilmarie [VerfasserIn]
Ferdjallah, Asmaa [VerfasserIn]
Kuhn, Alexis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antifibrinolytic agents
Blood coagulation disorders
Blood platelet disorders
Haemophilia A
Haemophilia B
Journal Article
Paediatrics
Thrombocytopenia
Tranexamic acid
Von Willebrand diseases

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Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1111/hae.14996

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NLM369968417