Pradaxa

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Pradaxa

Pradaxa is a prescription medication used to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots in people who have a medical condition called atrial fibrillation. It is also used to treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) in some patients as well as prevent blood clots that travel throughout the body in patients who have been treated for these type of blood clots.

Pradaxa is also used to prevent DVT and PE in patients who have undergone hip replacement surgery.

Pradaxa is in a class of medicines called direct thrombin inhibitors. Pradaxa helps prevent the formation of blood clots by inhibiting a naturally occurring protein called thrombin.

This medication comes in capsule form and is usually taken twice daily, with or without food. Swallow capsules whole.

Common side effects of Pradaxa include upset stomach or stomach pain.

Cardiovascular [1] Atrial Fibrillation [2] Stroke [3]

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Anyssa Garza, PharmD [4]

Citation:

"Pradaxa", DailyMed: Current Medication Information; U.S. National Library of Medicine. [5] "Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate): Drug Safety Communication ", FDA: U.S. Health and Human Services [6]

http://www.rxwiki.com/pradaxa [7]

Dabigatran [8]

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Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [9]

RxNorm ATC Ref:

Direct thrombin inhibitors [10]

Contributor:

Anyssa Garza, PharmD [4] Teresa Brucker, Pharm.D [11] Beth Bolt, RPh [12]

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Pradaxa reduces the risk of stroke and blood clots and treats blood clots that have traveled in the body. Pradaxa can increase your risk of bleeding.

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[1] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/cardiovascular
[2] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/atrial-fibrillation
[3] https://www.rxwiki.com/conditions/stroke
[4] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/anyssa-garza-pharmd
[5] http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=ba74e3cd-b06f-4145-b284-5fd6b84ff3c9
[6] http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm332949.htm?source=govdelivery
[7] http://www.rxwiki.com/pradaxa
[8] https://www.rxwiki.com/dabigatran
[9] https://www.rxwiki.com/boehringer-ingelheim-pharmaceuticals-inc
[10] https://www.rxwiki.com/rxnorm-atc/direct-thrombin-inhibitors
[11] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/teresa-brucker-pharmd
[12] https://www.rxwiki.com/users/beth-bolt-rph