NEW COUMADIN ALTERNATIVES….RANGE OF USE STILL TO BE IDENTIFIED

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Xarelto and Pradaxa and two new anti-coagulant medications that have similar effects to Coumadin (warfarin).    Because their mechanism of action is different than Coumadin, they are simpler to use as they do not require blood monitoring. Pradaxa was approved over two years ago and appears to be equally effective to Coumadin for atrial fibrillation, but …