Pradaxa
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What is Pradaxa?
Drug Name: DABIGATRAN - ORAL
Other Brand Names: Pradaxa
Uses: This medication is approved in Canada to prevent harmful blood clots (such as clots in your legs or lungs) from forming after hip or knee replacement surgery. Dabigatran is approved in the US to prevent blood clots from forming because of a certain irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). Preventing harmful blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke or heart attack. Dabigatran is an anticoagulant that works by blocking a certain substance (a type of clotting protein called thrombin) in your blood.
Posts on Pradaxa (106)
I recently started seeing a new General Practitioner who came very highly recommended by fa...
- Jun 09, 2011
My father-in-law has suffered from Afib for some time. He also has a leaky aortic valve. ...
- Oct 06, 2010
I had heart valve replacement for my mitral and aortic valves about 10 years ago at the Cle...
- Nov 06, 2010
Is Pradaxa ok to replace Warfarin for people with pig valves that have atrial fibrillation....
- Jan 01, 2011
warnings for pradaxa
Dear doctor, I think I just posted this on a wrong forum. Starting again.
Been on Plavi...
I have been taking Cumadin for 4 years. It started when I was diagnosed with A-fib.
I have...
- Sep 14, 2011
In spite of the fact that I am 78 years old and have a moderately leaky mitral valve I was ...
- Sep 17, 2011
I was recently given Pradaxa to prevent blood clots because of my AFib even though I am 78 ...
- Nov 20, 2011
My husband was prescribed Pradaxa by ER Doctor. My insurance is not paying for it and its c...
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