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Apixaban

C25H25N5O4459.5 g/mol Calculated

Also called Eliquis.

An anticoagulant sold as Eliquis, used to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation and to treat clots. It needs no routine blood testing, unlike warfarin.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. Apixaban on the product labels we hold.

Medicines

EliquisAdded by the makerActive ingredient

Every product and list we hold

Sources and notes
  • The product labels and their strengthsfrom sourceDailyMed (FDA label)Each label lists the molecule as an ingredient, and an active ingredient at the strength shown.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A C=O bonded to a nitrogen, the same link that joins amino acids in a protein. It is sturdy, and its nitrogen is not a base the way an amine's is.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C25H25N5O4
Molecular weight
459.5 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
2.2
Polar surface areatopological
111 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
5
Rotatable bonds
5
Complexity
777

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H372

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Apixaban for human use (NDA 202155, authorized December 28, 2012), as Eliquis. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Blood thinners
Chemical groups
Aromatics, Amides, Ethers
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Health hazard, GHS Danger
SMILESCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)N2C3=C(CCN(C3=O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)N5CCCCC5=O)C(=N2)C(=O)N

PubChem CID 10182969 · Wikidata Q414462 · InChIKey QNZCBYKSOIHPEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Apixaban?
An anticoagulant sold as Eliquis, used to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation and to treat clots. It needs no routine blood testing, unlike warfarin.
How toxic is Apixaban?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Health hazard. from source
What kind of molecule is Apixaban?
Apixaban has the formula C25H25N5O4 and a molecular weight of 459.5 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under blood thinners, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Apixaban as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Apixaban for human use (NDA 202155, authorized December 28, 2012), as Eliquis. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09