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Starting Pradaxa – Checklist
What topics need to be discussed with the patient who wants to start Pradaxa (Dabigatran)? A structured, bulleted checklist may be helpful in your discussion with the patient, to make sure all relevant points are addressed. A suggested list is here.
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Starting Pradaxa? – Checklist
What topics do you need to discuss with your physican or anticoagulation clinic pharmacist or nurse when you are considering starting Pradaxa (Dabigatran)? A structured, bulleted checklist may be helpful for the discussion, to make sure that all relevant points are addressed. A suggested list is here.
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Pradaxa – What Your Physician/Hospital Wants to Know
If you are considering to start therapy with the new oral “blood thinner” Pradaxa®, there are a few safety nets that your local hospital and physician may want to establish to make therapy as safe as possible for you. Issues to be addressed are (a) dosing, (b) management of major bleeding, (c) interruption of therapy…
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Pradaxa (Dabigatran) – Hospital Guideline
The new oral anticoagulant Pradaxa® (Dabigatran) is increasingly being used as an alternative to warfarin. A number of practical management questions are now encountered by the physician, pharmacist, or other health care professional taking care of the patient on Pradaxa®, such as (a) dosing in renal impairment, (b) conversion of a patient on warfarin…
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Pradaxa: Interruption for Colonoscopies, Dental Procedures, Surgery, etc.
When to stop the drug – General comments The patient on Pradaxa® (Dabigatran) may need interruption of therapy for dental work, a medical procedure such as colonoscopy, or minor or major surgical procedure. As to when exactly to take the last dose of Pradaxa® before the procedure depends on (a) what type of procedure is…
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Pradaxa – Interruption for Colonoscopy, Dental Work, Surgery, etc.
When to stop the drug – General comments If you are on Pradaxa® (Dabigatran) you may need interruption of therapy for dental work, a medical procedure such as colonoscopy, or minor or major surgical procedure. As to when exactly to take the last dose of Pradaxa® before the procedure depends on (a) how big a…
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Pradaxa – Management of Major Bleeding
Major and life-threatening bleeding is expected to occur in some patients treated with Pradaxa® (=Dabigatran). The question will then urgently arise how to best treat such catastrophic bleeding.
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Pradaxa – Management of Major Bleeding
Major and life-threatening bleeding is expected to occur in some patients treated with Pradaxa® (=Dabigatran). The question will then urgently arise how to best treat such catastrophic bleeding. As there have been no data published on this topic in the peer-reviewed medical literature, we don’t know how to best manage a patient with major and…
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