Figures obtained by the ABC reveal Pradaxa has been associated with 280 deaths in Australia and 1,400 adverse drug reactions in the past five years, including abdominal bleeding, brain haemorrhages, strokes and heart attacks. Dr Evan Ackerman from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners said It is now quite clear that patients safety issues are involved ... there are some significant variation in bleeding tendencies when people are prescribed standard doses of the drug.
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:09:57 +0000