Pradaxa (Dabigatran) Drug / Medicine Information

Pradaxa contains dabigatran etexilate (as dabigatran etexilate mesilate). After oral use, dabigatran etexilate is rapidly converted in the body to its active form dabigatran. Dabigatran inhibits a specific protein in the blood, called thrombin. Thrombin contributes to the formation of blood clots. Dabigatran prevents the formation of blood clots.

This type of medication is called an anticoagulant. Some people refer to anticoagulant medicines as “blood thinners”. Excessive clotting sometimes occurs when physical mobility is low such as following major orthopaedic surgery of the lower limb and due to a heart condition called atrial fibrillation in which the heart beats irregularly.

If excessive clotting is not prevented, it can lead to serious health problems such as strokes

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