Sentences with word «rivaroxaban»

«Not only that, but in testing two doses of rivaroxaban, we found that we have the option of lowering the daily dose for extended treatment,» said Dr. Jeffrey Weitz, principal investigator of the study and professor of medicine and biochemistry and biomedical sciences at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University.

An international research team with prominent Canadian leadership has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is as safe as aspirin, and more effective at preventing recurrence of life - threatening blood clots in the legs and lungs, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

There was no significant difference between dabigatran and rivaroxaban in length of stay.

Both the combination and rivaroxaban alone had increased major bleeding, but not fatal nor critical organ bleeding.

Warfarin users, who were older on average than the other patients and had more co-morbidities, were hospitalized an average of 2 days longer than dabigatran users and 2.6 days longer than rivaroxaban users.

Xarelto, otherwise known as rivaroxaban, is a prescribed blood thinner manufactured by Bayer and marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson.

The rates of major bleeding were 0.3 percent in the group taking aspirin, and 0.5 percent and a 0.4 percent in the groups taking 20 mg and 10 mg of rivaroxaban, respectively.

An international study of 3,396 patients with venous thromboembolism in 31 countries shows that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is just as safe as aspirin and more effective at preventing blood clots.

A major international study has found that the combination of two drugs — rivaroxaban and aspirin — is superior to aspirin alone in preventing further heart complications in people with vascular disease.

The large international study of 3,396 patients with venous thromboembolism in 31 countries shows, however, that rivaroxaban is more effective than aspirin.

«We hope that this study, which shows the blood thinner rivaroxaban, is as safe as aspirin but much more effective at preventing future clots, will convince patients and their physicians to continue life - long medication that can prevent potentially dangerous blood clots.»

The study of 27,400 people with stable coronary or peripheral artery disease from 33 countries worldwide will be published today, and results show that the combination of 2.5 mg of rivaroxaban twice daily plus 100 mg of aspirin once daily was significantly better than only aspirin or only rivaroxaban in preventing heart attacks, strokes and death.

The rates of recurrent clots for patients taking 20 mg and 10 mg of rivaroxaban were significantly lower, at 1.5 and 1.2 percent respectively.

During the study from March 2014 to March 2016, patients received either a daily 20 mg dose of rivaroxaban, a 10 mg dose of rivaroxaban, or a 100 mg dose of aspirin.

Co-principal investigator Dr. John Eikelboom and his team compared rivaroxaban at doses of 2.5 mg twice - daily combined with 100 mg of aspirin once - daily to rivaroxaban 5 mg twice - daily or to aspirin 100 mg once - daily.

They examined data from November 2010 through March 2014 for 3,144 adult atrial fibrillation patients who were hospitalized for bleeding after starting warfarin (2,446 patients), dabigatran (442 patients) or rivaroxaban (256 patients).

ICU admissions were consistent among the groups, but warfarin use resulted in 3 days longer in the ICU, on average, than dabigatran and 2.4 days longer than rivaroxaban.

Little is known about the outcomes of bleeding complications during anticoagulant therapy with warfarin in comparison to the newer drugs dabigatran and rivaroxaban, which thin blood more rapidly, but are not easily reversible.

Currently, our firm is reviewing cases involving victims who were injured after taking Xarelto ® (rivaroxaban), a popular blood thinner.

The case is In re: Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Products Liability Litigation, case number 2:14 - md - 02592 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.

The good news is, if you no longer have a blood clot and if it has been two or more years since your last episode, you can be on a blood thinner such as Xarelto (rivaroxaban), and still have a shot at the best rate class.