Dabigatran
anticoagulant
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Dabigatran belongs to the category "anticoagulant". Anticoagulants slow blood clotting to prevent or treat clots; they require careful monitoring.
Specifically, for Dabigatran: Thins the blood to prevent or treat clots. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
Dabigatran is found in about 5 presentations listed in France. It is available under several brand names and as generics.
- Dabigatran Etexilate Biogaran
- Dabigatran Etexilate Eg Labo
- Dabigatran Etexilate Viatris Sante
- Dabigatran Etexilate Zentiva K.S.
- Pradaxa
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Dabigatran: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
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