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A member asked:

For uedvt, is warfarin the only option? i've heard of some new ones...pradaxa? also, is heparin and lmwh as effective as these pill forms?

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UEDVT: There are new drugs, pradaxa, rivaroxaban and apixaban which are approved for ledvt, they could be tried for ue. I haven't seen any ue studies with them. Heparin forms are effective.

Dr Koch agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Dr. William Jenkins answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

LMWH: Works by a different mechanism on your blood and is used for different purposes than pradaxa.

Answered 4/23/2014

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