more emphasis on patients with A fib NOT stopping Pradaxa (dabigatran), Xarelto (rivaroxaban), or Eliquis (apixaban)
July 2013
You'll see more emphasis on patients with A fib NOT stopping Pradaxa (dabigatran), Xarelto (rivaroxaban), or Eliquis (apixaban).
Stopping these new anticoagulants...even for a few days...can quickly return patients to their risk of stroke before starting therapy.
That's because these anticoagulants are short-acting...with half-lives of about 12 hours compared to about 40 hours with warfarin.
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