Exanta (ximelagatran) won't be approved and won't be replacing warfarin any time soon
November 2004
The new anticoagulant Exanta (ximelagatran) won't be approved and won't be replacing warfarin any time soon.
The problem is liver toxicity.
It was hoped that Exanta would be safer and easier to use.
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