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Dabigatran, sold under the brand name Pradaxa among others, is an anticoagulant used to treat and prevent blood clots and to prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Specifically it is used to prevent blood clots following hip or knee replacement and in those with a history of prior clots. [ 6 ]
Side effects may include bleeding, most commonly from the nose, gastrointestinal tract (GI) or genitourinary system. [2] Compared to the risk of bleeding with warfarin use, direct factor Xa inhibitors have a higher risk of GI bleeding, but lower risk of bleeding in the brain . [ 2 ]
The RE-LY trial is a Boehringer Ingelheim, phase III study. It evaluated the efficacy and safety of two different doses of dabigatran relative to warfarin in over 18,000 patients with atrial fibrillation. They were randomized to one of three arms: (1) adjusted dose warfarin, (2) dabigatran 110 mg twice daily, or (3) dabigatran 150 mg twice daily.
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) -President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday he is putting $150 million in new federal funding towards developing technology to better help surgeons successfully remove ...
An anticoagulant, commonly known as a blood thinner, is a chemical substance that prevents or reduces the coagulation of blood, prolonging the clotting time. [1] Some occur naturally in blood-eating animals, such as leeches and mosquitoes, which help keep the bite area unclotted long enough for the animal to obtain blood.
Idarucizumab is a non-competitive inhibitor that forms complexes with dabigatran to counteract its anticoagulant effect within minutes of administration. [8] It binds to dabigatran that is free or bound to thrombin, as well as dabigatran's active metabolites. [9]
Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and prevent blood clots. [8] Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. [8]
Nausea and vomiting are two of the most feared cancer treatment-related side-effects for people with cancer and their families. In 1983, Coates et al. found that people receiving chemotherapy ranked nausea and vomiting as the first and second most severe side-effects, respectively. [98]