Fondaparinux is an anticoagulant used in the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic disease. It has recently been approved in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of patients with isolated superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), i.e. without concomitant deep vein thrombosis (DVT), of the lower limbs. As part of EU approval, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) committed to evaluate physicians' adherence to fondaparinux prescribing information regarding proper diagnosis and dosing for the treatment of SVT. The primary objective is to evaluate physicians' adherence to fondaparinux prescribing information for the treatment of patients with SVT without concomitant DVT. The study is designed as a non-interventional, retrospective chart review of patients prescribed fondaparinux to treat their SVT. The study will be conducted in several EU countries. ARIXTRA® is a registered trademark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1
Physician adherence study to Fondaparinux prescribing information for patients with Superficial Vein Thrombosis (SVT) of the lower limbs
The primary outcome will be a measure of physician adherence.
adherence described as the percentage of patients for whom both an ultrasound (or other objective measure) was performed in order to rule out concomitant DVT prior to patients commencing fondaparinux
Time frame: 2
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