Tag: dabigatran
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Pradaxa-Related Liver Injury: Health Canada’s Drug Safety Review Of Pradaxa Concludes There Is A Link
Remains Unknown Whether Pradaxa Label Change About Liver Damage In Canada Will Be Followed By Similar FDA Action In US (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) In May 2018 Health Canada announced…
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Rate Of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Requiring Hospital Readmission Higher With Pradaxa Use Than Warfarin Use
Rehospitalization Within 30 Days For Serious Bleeding Events Reported With 13% Of Pradaxa Patients Compared To 5% Of Warfarin Patients (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Medical researchers recently reviewed population-wide electronic…
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Pradaxa Lawsuits And Settlements: Past, Present, And Future Aspects Are Explained In This 2017 Update Report
The Bottom Line: Pradaxa Is Still Associated With Serious Bleeding Events, Including Patient Deaths, And New Pradaxa Drug Injury Cases Are Still Being Filed (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Pradaxa (dabigatran)…
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Pradaxa Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) Result In Death More Often Than Other Anticoagulants / Blood Thinners ADE Reports
Again In 2012, Pradaxa (Dabigatran) Had Dubious Distinction Of Being Ranked First For Direct FDA Reports Of Adverse Events (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The October 2013 edition of ISMP QuarterWatch, Data from 2012…
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December 2012 Pradaxa Label Change: Contraindication: Use By Mechanical Heart Valves Patients
A Look At The Events And The Evidence Leading Up To This Latest FDA Action Concerning The Safety Of Pradaxa (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We set the stage with this December 19,…
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December 2012 Pradaxa Update: Prescription / Sales Numbers And Drug Company Safety Study Results
It Has Been Far From Smooth Sailing For Pradaxa During The Two Years It Has Been Available In The United States (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) As we reported in this earlier article,…
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Pradaxa Safety Debate Continues During November 2012 With Many Different Conclusions And Positions
While Doctors And Hospitals Handle Patients Having Serious Bleeding Events From Pradaxa, The Drug Company Along With The FDA Still Say All Is Fine, Here (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) There was a flurry of activity in the…
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Fall 2012: Two Recent Medical Reports Regarding Safety Of Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim’s Anticoagulation Drug
Use Of Pradaxa After ACS Is Associated With Increased Rate Of Major Bleeding, And Concomitant Use Of Pradaxa With Multaq Is Contraindicated (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) When Pradaxa (dabigatran) is used to prevent…
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Pradaxa Side Effects Update Mid-2012: Deaths, Hemorrhages, Acute Renal Failure, and Stroke Events Submitted To FDA MedWatch
Medical Journal Article Reports Pradaxa-Induced Rectal Bleeding And Hemostatic Disorder In Two Elderly Patients (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) On May 31, 2012 the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) released its 2011…
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Pradaxa Noted For Possible Heart Attack Risk In Addition To Serious Gastrointestinal Bleeding And Other Hemorrhages
Recent Medical Article And Poster Presentation Both Point To A Trend Toward Increased Rate Or Risk Of Myocardial Infarction (MI) (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A recent "position paper" by a group of…