has role lactam aromatic ether pyrazolopyridine piperidones anticoagulant EC 3.4.21.6 (coagulation factor Xa) inhibitor apixaban A pyrazolopyridine that is 7-oxo-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1<em>H</em>-pyrazolo[3,4-<em>c</em>]pyridine-3-carboxamide substituted at position 1 by a 4-methoxyphenyl group and at position 6 by a 4-(2-oxopiperidin-1-yl)phenyl group. It is used for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic diseases.