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FDA Warning: Pradaxa Should Not Be Used by Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Mechanical Heart Valves

Good to see the FDA moving on this as we're starting to hear of afib patients with mechanical heart valves getting Pradaxa. Here is the FDA announcement... ISSUE: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing health care professionals and the public that the blood thinner (anticoagulant) Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) should not be used …

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