Study of Rivaroxaban Use and Potential Adverse Outcomes in Routine Clinical Pratice (Netherlands)

A Pharmacoepidemiological Study of Rivaroxaban Use and Potential Adverse Outcomes in Routine Clinical Pratice in the Netherlands.

This prospective cohort study will provide information about: characteristics of Rivaroxaban use in patients who are prescribed Rivaroxaban for the first time compared to patients who are prescribed Acenocoumarol for the first time, the occurrence of intracranial haemorrhage, gastrointestinal and urogenital bleeding, and the occurrence of non-infective liver disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All male and female patients who have been prescribed for the first time either Rivaroxaban or standard of care from the date of market authorization of rivaroxaban to Dec 31, 2017

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have any record of being dispensed their index drug in the year before index date (i.e. cohort entry), or who qualify for both cohorts on the same day will be excluded