Pradaxa is the first FDA-approved blood-thinning medication that children can take by mouth; the only other approved blood-thinning medication for children is given by injection. Pradaxa was ...

Pradaxa is the first FDA-approved blood thinning medication that children can take by mouth; the only other approved blood thinning medication for children is given by injection.

The FDA also approved Pradaxa in capsule form to treat blood clots among patients 8 years or older with VTE who already received a blood thinner by injection for at least 5 days, and to prevent ...

The letter will inform physicians that Pradaxa is now contraindicated in patients with mechanical heart valves. The change was based on a recent decision of the FDA, BI told its investigators.

Pradaxa (dabigatran) is a brand-name drug that’s prescribed to help treat or prevent blood clots. The medication is available in these forms: oral pellets and oral capsules. The cost of Pradaxa ...

Robust comparisons of Pradaxa and warfarin based on systematically collected data haven’t revealed a significant difference in safety of the two therapies. ec-jpr/Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND.

Pradaxa oral pellets are supplied in child-resistant packets in 20mg, 30mg, 40mg, 50mg, 110mg, and 150mg dosage strengths.

Boehringer Ingelheim picked up an FDA nod for an injection designed to reverse the effects of its blockbuster anticoagulant Pradaxa, marking the first approval for an antidote to a next-generation ...

INGELHEIM, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The RE-DUAL PCI™ trial explored anticoagulation with Pradaxa ® (dabigatran etexilate) dual therapy without aspirin in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF ...

Three medical-safety experts say the blood thinner Pradaxa can cause dangerous bleeding episodes that could often be avoided by giving patients blood tests to assess how their bodies respond to ...