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New guidance can help physicians determine best oral blood thinners for patients

Physicians around the world now have guidance that can help them determine the best oral blood thinners to use for their patients suffering from blood clots in their veins, thanks to a patient of The Ottawa Hospital who asked his physician a question he couldn't answer.

17 Sep 2014

Digoxin drug increases risk of adverse cardiovascular events or sudden death

Digoxin may increase the risk of death in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) by approximately 20%, according to results from the ROCKET AF trial presented at ESC Congress today by Dr Manesh Patel, director of interventional cardiology and catheterisation labs at Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina, US.

2 Sep 2014

Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

Janssen Research & Development, LLC and its development partner, Bayer HealthCare, announced today the expansion of the EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to include additional high-risk patient populations.

29 Aug 2014

New supplement covers current knowledge and methods for management of AAICH

The Journal of Neurosurgery is pleased to announce today's publication of a supplement to the August issue entitled "Race Against the Clock: Overcoming Challenges in the Management of Anticoagulant-Associated Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

1 Aug 2014

Johnson & Johnson sales increase 9.1% to $19.5 billion in second quarter 2014

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $19.5 billion for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 9.1% as compared to the second quarter of 2013. Operational results increased 9.4% and the negative impact of currency was 0.3%.

15 Jul 2014

Johnson & Johnson's sales increase 3.5% to $18.1 billion in first quarter 2014

Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $18.1 billion for the first quarter of 2014, an increase of 3.5% as compared to the first quarter of 2013. Operational results increased 5.3% and the negative impact of currency was 1.8%. Domestic sales increased 2.2%. International sales increased 4.5%, reflecting operational growth of 7.9% and a negative currency impact of 3.4%.

15 Apr 2014

AAN guideline suggests people with irregular heartbeat to take oral anticoagulants to prevent stroke

An updated guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends that people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, take oral anticoagulants, a type of blood thinner pill, to prevent stroke.

25 Feb 2014

New study guides clinicians and policy makers on cost-effectiveness of anticoagulant drugs

Patients who are responding below par to the anticoagulant drug warfarin have several options. They can undergo even more blood tests to monitor their response to the different dosages of this medication which is prescribed to prevent strokes, or they could start using one of the newer, yet more expensive, anticoagulants on the market.

19 Oct 2013

Phase III EINSTEIN trial program: XARELTO reduces risk of DVT and PE

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today a newly published, pooled analysis of the Phase III EINSTEIN trial program, showing XARELTO (rivaroxaban) is as effective as the standard of care in reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in people with symptomatic DVT or PE, while reducing the incidence of major bleeding by 46 percent.

21 Sep 2013

NPS MedicineWise reiterates safety messages around newer oral anticoagulants

NPS MedicineWise is reiterating safety messages around the newer anticoagulants dabigatran (Pradaxa) and apixaban (Eliquis) following their PBS listing for preventing stroke on 1 September 2013 – and again for rivaxabaran (Xarelto) which was PBS listed in August for the same purpose.

2 Sep 2013

August edition of NPS RADAR includes reviews for new medicines listed on PBS

The 10th anniversary edition of NPS RADAR contains reviews for new medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme including rivaroxaban (Xarelto), rotigotine patches (Neupro) and mifepristone (Mifepristone Linepharma) followed by misoprostol (GyMiso).

1 Aug 2013

NPS MedicineWise finds little or no clinical benefit in switching to rivaroxaban for stroke prevention

With oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban set to be subsidised under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for preventing stroke, NPS MedicineWise is urging people to talk to their doctor before stopping or making any changes to their anticoagulant medicines.

30 Jul 2013

Study shows that PCCs can reverse blood thinning effects of XARELTO in healthy subjects

Janssen Research & Development, LLC announced today results of an open label, single-center, parallel group study showing that a type of medication called prothrombin complex concentrates can reverse the blood thinning effects of XARELTO (rivaroxaban) in healthy subjects.

2 Jul 2013

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

Janssen Research & Development, LLC today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a complete response letter for the supplemental New Drug Application for XARELTO (rivaroxaban) to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

28 Jun 2013

Study: New genetic marker predicts warfarin dose in African-Americans

A newfound genetic marker promises to better predict warfarin dose in African-Americans, according to a study published online today in The Lancet. If confirmed in further studies, the finding may help to avert more of the bleeds and blood clots that come when a patient's starting dose misses the drug's narrow safety window.

5 Jun 2013

Rivaroxaban News and Research

New guidance can help physicians determine best oral blood thinners for patients

Digoxin drug increases risk of adverse cardiovascular events or sudden death

Janssen, Bayer announce expansion of EXPLORER global cardiovascular research program for XARELTO

New supplement covers current knowledge and methods for management of AAICH

Johnson & Johnson sales increase 9.1% to $19.5 billion in second quarter 2014

Johnson & Johnson's sales increase 3.5% to $18.1 billion in first quarter 2014

AAN guideline suggests people with irregular heartbeat to take oral anticoagulants to prevent stroke

New study guides clinicians and policy makers on cost-effectiveness of anticoagulant drugs

Phase III EINSTEIN trial program: XARELTO reduces risk of DVT and PE

NPS MedicineWise reiterates safety messages around newer oral anticoagulants

August edition of NPS RADAR includes reviews for new medicines listed on PBS

NPS MedicineWise finds little or no clinical benefit in switching to rivaroxaban for stroke prevention

Study shows that PCCs can reverse blood thinning effects of XARELTO in healthy subjects

Janssen receives complete response letter from FDA for XARELTO sNDA

Study: New genetic marker predicts warfarin dose in African-Americans

New AAN guideline provides direction for use of blood thinners during surgery

University of Michigan Stroke Program study examines use of tPA in stroke patients

Rivaroxaban ruled out for extended thromboprophylaxis

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FDA expands Janssen’s Xarelto use to reduce risk of DVT and PE

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