Medications
FDA OKs first oral blood thinning medication for children
(HealthDay)—The first oral blood thinning medication for children was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Monday.
Jun 23, 2021
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Medications
Drug may be antidote to bleeding tied to blood thinner pradaxa
(HealthDay)—The new blood thinner Pradaxa (dabigatran) is being widely used, but it comes with one serious drawback: rare but dangerous cases of sudden, uncontrolled bleeding in patients.
Jun 23, 2015
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Medications
Boehringer Ingelheim pays $650 mn to settle lawsuits
German pharmaceuticals maker Boehringer Ingelheim said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $650 million to settle around 4,000 lawsuits relating to its blood-thinning drug Pradaxa.
May 28, 2014
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Medications
French families file suit over alleged blood-thinner deaths
The families of four elderly people who died while taking an anti-clotting drug have filed a legal complaint against France's drugs safety body and Germany-based drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim, their lawyers said Wednesday.
Oct 9, 2013
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Cardiology
FDA: Pradaxa not for patients with mechanical heart valves
(HealthDay)—The blood thinner Pradaxa should not be used to prevent stroke or blood clots in patients with mechanical heart valves, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a warning issued Wednesday.
Dec 21, 2012
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