Dabigatran has been associated with an increase in acute coronary events when compared with warfarin in several randomized trials, and now in a meta-analysis by Uchino and Hernandez. We critically ...

Ascend Laboratories, maker of generic dabigatran etexilate, is recalling 10 manufacturing lots of the oral anticoagulant because of an unacceptably high level of a possible carcinogen, according to a ...

SILVER SPRING, MD (updated, corrected) — A massive study of Medicare patients at risk of stroke secondary to atrial fibrillation (AF) has found no signal of increased MI risk with dabigatran (Pradaxa, ...

Approximately 1 in 4 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who are prescribed dabigatran do not take it as directed and are therefore at increased risk for adverse clinical events, ...

Learn everything you need to know about Dabigatran-pronunciation, uses, dosage guidelines, indications, and when to take or avoid it. Get up-to-date information on side effects, precautions, warnings, ...

New data from the real-life experience of dabigatran use for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Denmark after the drug was first introduced show that it was often ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dabigatran is an oral anticoagulant - a synthetic thrombin inhibitor – that is approved in the United States for ...

The availability of dabigatran 110 mg in the US may be a favorable therapeutic option for patients at high risk of bleeding, who may be willing to accept a higher probability of stroke for a reduced ...

The Appraisal Committee considered evidence submitted by the manufacturer of dabigatran and a review of this submission by the Evidence Review Group (ERG). RE-LY was a non-inferiority trial in which 2 ...

Cryptogenic strokes constitute 20 to 30% of ischemic strokes, and most cryptogenic strokes are considered to be embolic and of undetermined source. An earlier randomized trial showed that rivaroxaban ...

Review the side-effects of Dabigatran as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...

4 Consideration of the evidence 4.1 The Appraisal Committee reviewed the data available on the clinical and cost effectiveness of dabigatran, having considered evidence on the nature of atrial ...