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Sunday, March 18, 2012

Researchers Describe Bleeding Events Linked To Dabigatran.

HeartWire Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (3/1, Hughes) reports, "Further details of bleeding events associated with the introduction of dabigatran in New Zealand have highlighted the problems of embracing a new drug too quickly."
        MedPage Today Share to FacebookShare to Twitter (3/1, Bankhead) reports, "A two-month review identified 78 bleeding episodes, including a dozen major bleeds, one of which might have contributed to a patient's death, the hematologists wrote in a letter Share to FacebookShare to Twitter published in the March 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine." A number "of the bleeding incidents involved older patients and patients with impaired renal function." Meanwhile, "prescriber error occurred in about a fourth of the complications, suggesting a lack of awareness of the potential risks associated with the drug."

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