The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1371
August 22, 2011
Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) - A New Oral Anticoagulant
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Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) - A New Oral Anticoagulant
August 22, 2011 (Issue: 1371)
The FDA has approved rivaroxaban (Xarelto –
Janssen), an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, for prevention
of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients undergoing
knee or hip replacement surgery.
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