User:Steph143/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Direct factor Xa inhibitors)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because this is a recent topic I have learned about and I think I could make a reasonable evaluation of the contents within the article. This class of medication is frequently used, so having accurate information is important for people who are on this medication and seeking further information using online resources such as Wikipedia.

My preliminary impression was that some of the grammar could be improved and the article could use some formatting adjustments.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Lead Section

The lead section is very short and only contains one sentence which describes what a direct factor Xa inhibitor is. It does not contain a description of the following sections within the article.

Content

The content within the article is relevant (medical uses, adverse effects, contraindications, overdose, drug interactions, pharmacology, history). The section titled "society and culture" could be improved by adding more context and information such as formulations. The most up to date information in the references is from 2021. Considering that medicine is ever changing, I would consider looking at additional, more up to date references to ensure nothing has changed.

Adding more pharmacology/pharmacokinetic information would be beneficial (elimination half-life, absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination). More information about each medication within the class. More in-depth explanations of drug interactions (e.g. mechanisms for interactions) and adverse effects would be valuable.Does not address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics.

Could use some further explanations to provide context for the reader (e.g. explained that direct factor Xa inhibitors have a rapid onset and offset of action, indicating that they can be held 12-48 hours prior to surgery and restarted shortly after but could have explained why this is done).

Tone and Balance

Overall, the article is fairly neutral in tone and does not appear to have biased opinions.

Sources and References

Links for all of the resources are functional. Used a combination of books, online resources (ex. drugs.com), and some peer-reviewed articles. I would encourage looking for more recent peer-reviewed resources. There were a few sentences within the article that require a citation.

Sources appear to be neutral, no biases noted.

Organization and Writing Quality

The article has some grammar errors and is concise. At times, could be oversimplifying concepts.

The article could be organized into a more logical order, with consideration of the type of information people typically search for first (e.g. adverse effects likely more important to a patient than contraindications if they are already taking the medication). The information could also be presented in a more clear format (e.g. create a list for drug interactions instead of a paragraph). Creating a table with pharmacokinetic parameters would facilitate easier searching for this information.

Images and Media

The article contains 3 images in total, each one is appropriately captioned. They included a photo of the coagulation cascade which is a necessary component for this class of medication, there may be a more clear image to explain the cascade. Images are laid out in an appealing way. The other images include the structures of Rivaroxaban and Antistasin.

2/3 images are public domain, the 3rd image is licensed for use.

Talk Page Discussion

Only two discussions are in the talk page. One discussion clarified the classification of direct factor Xa inhibitors as anticoagulants instead of anti-thrombotic agents. The other discussion was regarding a resource, which was then clarified.

This article is rated as "Start-class" on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is part of the pharmacology WikiProject, and it is listed as high importance.

Overall Impressions

Strengths: variety of resources used, concise

Areas for improvement: more up to date resources, grammar and formatting.

I think the article is underdeveloped. There are a few relevant sections of information that could be added, as well as additional information within existing sections.