A Patient's Guide to Taking Dabigatran Etexilate

Dabigatran etexilate is a prescription medication used to slow and inhibit the formation of blood clots. Dabigatran is known by the trade name Pradaxa in the United States and all other countries in which it is marketed except Japan (Prazaxa) and Canada (Pradax). Although forming blood clots is a normal and important body function needed to stop bleeding, for some people the blood clot formation process can become harmful. For example, people with an irregular heart rhythm......

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