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New Stroke Drug Could Replace Warfarin

Blood thinner Pradaxa was 34% more effective in trials

By Mat Probasco,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2009 5:57 AM CDT

(Newser) – In what could be a sea change in the fight against strokes, a new blood-thinning drug could soon replace the 50-year-old warfarin, reports the Wall Street Journal. Boehringer Ingelheim's new drug, Pradaxa, proved to be 34% more effective at reducing the risk of stroke and...   Read full story »

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