more about bleeding with Pradaxa (dabigatran)

December 2012

You'll hear more about bleeding with Pradaxa (dabigatran)...and other new anticoagulants.

Pradaxa was expected to have a similar risk of overall bleeding as warfarin based on clinical trials.

But now there are an alarming number of postmarketing reports of bleeding with Pradaxa...since it was approved 2 years ago.

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Table of Contents

Cardiology whether ALL patients with coronary artery disease should take a beta-blocker
Anticoagulants Xarelto (rivaroxaban) will be used to TREAT venous thromboembolism
Anticoagulants more about bleeding with Pradaxa (dabigatran)
Gastroenterology Linzess (lin-ZESS, linaclotide) for irritable bowel syndrome with constipation or chronic constipation in adults
Vaccines Prevnar 13 vaccine will be used in certain ADULTS
Vaccines New CDC recommendations will bring more focus on proper vaccine storage
Corticosteroids Rayos, a new delayed-release prednisone that's designed for evening dosing
Diabetes debate about whether diabetes patients who don't use insulin benefit from monitoring their blood glucose
Respiratory & Allergy Tudorza Pressair (TU-door-za, aclidinium), a new inhaled anticholinergic for COPD
Gout rev up promotion of Uloric (febuxostat) for managing gout
Compounding new oversight of pharmacy compounding
Interactions PPIs with methotrexate can lead to methotrexate toxicity
Practice we hope you'll enjoy the holiday letter from our staff