Pradax (dabigatran etexilate) to compete with warfarin and heparins
August 2008
Canada is leading the pack in North America by approving Pradax (dabigatran etexilate) to compete with warfarin and heparins.
It's the first new ORAL anticoagulant approved in Canada in over 40 years. It won't be approved in the U.S. for a year or more.
Pradax is a direct thrombin inhibitor.
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