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My doctor thought to start using rituximab, because it seems my aps is resistant to anticoagulants (plavix+xarelto). how effective & what are the sfx?
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Difficult answers : I'm assuming you also try warfarin Coumadin. The question is that how well it will respond to reduction since this is an off label indication is hard for me to answer. You can discuss this with your physician, and you may need to see a consultant, but I agree position that this is a tough situation and there's no easy
Answered 9/21/2015
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