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  • Pradaxa approval – Great news!

    Summary The new oral “blood thinner” Pradaxa® (=Dabigatran) was approved by the FDA on October 20th, 2010 (ref 1 and 2). This is huge news! This is the first oral blood thinner alternative to warfarin (=Coumadin®, Jantoven®). At this point, Pradaxa® is only FDA approved for use in patients with irregular heart beat (= atrial…