A RECEN T analysis of US Food &
Drug Administration (FDA) novel
anticoagulant (NOAC) adverse
events suggested that Bristol-Myer
Squibb & Pfizer’s Eliquis (apixaban)
was safer than its rivals, Johnson
& Johnson and Bayer’s Xarelto
(rivaroxaban) and Boehringer
Ingelheim’s Pradaxa (dabigatran).
The rivals argue it’s too early to
compare adverse-event reports on
the newest drug in the class with
those that have been on the market
years longer and have been used by
millions more patients.
Both Xarelto and Pradaxa have
multiple indications and extensive
use while Janssen (subsidiary
of J&J) has told FiercePharma,
“Apixaban was approved recently
for one clinical use.
“In just over one year, it has been
prescribed to far fewer patients and
may not yet have an established
pattern in reported adverse
events.”The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 05 Mar 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 05 Mar 14
THE stark health inequalities between Australians living in regional and metro areas have been highlighted in a new report from The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
AN “AI explosion” is sweeping Australia’s healthcare sector, signalling the arrival of an “extraordinary era of medicine”, according to a new report from CSIRO.
THE Australian and New Zealand College of Advanced Pharmacy (ANZCAP) has celebrated the 1,000th pharmacist to complete its pharmacy recognition program (PD 24 Nov 2023).
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