On Pradaxa (dabigatran)


Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is an direct thrombin inhibitors oral anticoagulant. It is an alternative to warfarin. It has huge advantage as it does not require frequent blood tests for INR monitoring. Half life of Dabigatran is 12-17 hours. In event of bleeding, f extreme aggressive treatment is needed, Dabigatran is dialyzable.