Drug details

Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate mesylate)

type of Anticoagulants, Cardiovascular, Thrombin Inhibitors

Pradaxa (dabigatran) is an anticoagulant that works by blocking the clotting protein thrombin. Pradaxa is used to prevent blood clots from forming because of a certain irregular heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation). Preventing these blood clots helps to reduce the risk of a stroke.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• indigestion,
• diarrhea,
• stomach upset,
• heartburn,
• skin rash, or
• abdominal or stomach pain,
• itching.
• bruising and minor bleeding (such as nosebleeds and bleeding from cuts),
  

The following drugs are related to Pradaxa, either as a replacement or used together:

• Precose (acarbose)
• Amaryl Tablets (glimepiride)
• Norvasc (amlodipine besylate)
• Atacand (candesartan cilexetil)
• Atacand HCT (candesartan cilexetil-hydrochlorothiazide)
• Tenormin I.V. Injection (atenolol inj)
• Baycol (cerivastatin (removed from market 8/2001))
• Lotensin (benazepril)
• Catapres (clonidine)
• Catapres-TTS (clonidine)
• Diabinese (chlorpropamide)
• Inspra (eplerenone)
• Zetia (ezetimibe tablets)
• Lopid (gemfibrozil)
• GoNitro (nitroglycerine sublingual powder)