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Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from the RE-COVER II study evaluating dabigatran compared to warfarin in patients diagnosed with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and/or pulmonary embolism (PE).
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Results from a new real-world study evaluating rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Janssen), a factor Xa inhibitor, in morbidly obese patients were recently published in Thrombosis Research. The retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 2 US claims databases (Truven MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database and MarketScan Medicare Supplemental database) to evaluate the clinical and health/economic outcomes of…
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Patients treated with Xarelto (rivaroxaban; Janssen) for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) had less frequent hospital admissions than those treated with standard low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and warfarin, according to study data presented at the Hospital Medicine 2015 Congress.
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Boston Scientific announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device to reduce the risk of stroke in high-risk patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation who are looking for an alternative to long-term warfarin therapy.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Accu-Break Pharmaceuticals (ABP) announced that the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filling the New Drug Application (NDA) for Warfarin Potassium.
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Co-treatment with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients initiating warfarin was associated with reduced reduced risk of warfarin-related upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, a study published in Gastroenterology reported.
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A retrospective cohort study in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy found a clinically significant decrease in warfarin dose-response with concurrent hepatitis C treatments, especially with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir (OBV-PTV/r-DSV).
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A study published in JAMA found that warfarin use to prevent strokes in atrial fibrillation may not adequately manage blood clotting over time, despite patients having been stable on the drug.
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Ezetimibe may enhance and stabilize the effects of warfarin especially in patients taking statins, a new study published in Heart & Vessels has reported.
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Patients with a genetic sensitivity to warfarin may have higher rates of bleeding during the first several months of treatment and could benefit from therapy with an alternate anticoagulant medication, reports a new study in The Lancet.
