anticoagulants

December 21, 2021

Study finds apixaban (Eliquis) is preferable to rivaroxaban (Xarelto) for stroke prevention, reduced bleeding complications

By Jill Clendening
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December 4, 2018

Study defines association of oral anticoagulants and proton pump inhibitors to gastrointestinal bleeding risk

A Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published this week in JAMA shows that patients already at higher risk for gastrointestinal bleeding gain a marked protection from this risk when they take a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) in combination with an oral anticoagulant.

By Jill Clendening