Tag: dabigatran
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Pradaxa Hemorrhage Cases May Occur In Oldest Patients Due To Age-Related Decline In Renal Function
QuarterWatch 2011 Quarter 2: More Pradaxa Adverse Events Reported Than Any Other Regularly Monitored Drug (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) The developing drug safety controversy involving the anticoagulation drug Pradaxa (dabigatran) has been…
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Focus on Pradaxa Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription anticoagulant medication generically called dabigatran. _______________________________________________________________________________ Free Pradaxa Case Evaluation The information you provide to us for…
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Pradaxa: 2012 Label Revisions In The U.S. And Canada, Where A “Dear Doctor” Letter Was Sent Out
New Case Report About Routine Fall Involving An Elderly Patient That Results In Fatal Irreversible Brain Hemorrhage (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) Pradaxa® is the name under which Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. markets a prescription…
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Pradaxa Bleeding Events: Four Major Factors Which Contributed To These Serious Side Effects
Prescriber Error, Impaired Renal Function, Patient Age, And Lack Of An Effective Reversal Agent Are Cited (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) A Letter to The Editor, titled "Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran in the Frail…
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Pradaxa: Excess Number Of Severe Bleeding Events In Certain Patient Populations And Settings
At Increased Risk Are Patients Who Are Older, Have Altered Renal Clearance, Or Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Ablation (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) We first reported about Pradaxa (dabigatran) back in October 2011 in this…
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Safety Profile Of New Stroke Drug Pradaxa Has Been Tarnished By Various Adverse Event Reports
FDA Reviewing Serious Side Effects Associated With Pradaxa Ranging From Heart Attacks To Serious Bleeding or Hemorrhages (Posted by Tom Lamb at DrugInjuryWatch.com) ______________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE: Pradaxa label change: This January 17, 2012 FDA approval letter shows…