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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: 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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Dental Work on Warfarin
A number of dental procedures can be done safely withouthaving to discontinue warfarin. A clinically helpful table is can be found here: Dental procedures and Warfarin (from ref 1).
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