Claims drug will replace warfarin to prevent strokes
Results from a major trial, published yesterday, reveal a new drug, Pradaxa, could prevent thousands of strokes and stroke-related deaths daily.
The trial, the largest of its kind, found that Pradaxa was 34% better at reducing the risk of stroke and blood clots in at-risk patients than warfarin. Death rates were down 15% when patients were given the drug. More than 18,000 patients from 44 countries took part in the three-year trial.
