European Medicines Agency
Idarucizuma is a specific reversal agent for dabigatran and is intended for use in adults when rapid reversal is required for emergency surgery/urgent procedures; or in life-threatening or uncontrolled bleeding. It is proposed that use be restricted to hospital only.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NICE recommends the use of edoxaban as an option for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation with one or more risk factors. The decision about whether to start treatment with edoxaban should be made after an informed discussion.
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