Dabigatran etexilate Sandoz
This medicine helps prevent and treat blood clots by stopping a substance in your body that helps form them.
How to Use
Dosage
For adults, the usual dose for preventing blood clots after knee or hip surgery is 220 mg once daily (two 110 mg capsules). For certain adults (e.g., over 75 or with kidney problems) or if taking specific other medications, the dose is 150 mg once daily (two 75 mg capsules). For children, the dose is based on weight and age, taken twice daily.
Method
Swallow the capsule whole with a glass of water, with or without food. Do not break, chew, or empty the capsule, as this may increase the risk of bleeding.
For adults preventing blood clots, the maximum daily dose is usually 220 mg. For children treating or preventing blood clots, the maximum daily dose can be up to 600 mg, depending on their weight and age, as prescribed by your doctor.
Possible Side Effects
- •Reduced red blood cells (leading to tiredness or paleness)
- •Changes in liver test results
- •Bruising
- •Nosebleeds
- •Heartburn or acid reflux
- •Vomiting
- •Nausea
- •Diarrhea or loose stools
- •Indigestion
- •Hair loss
- •Skin rash with itchy, red bumps
- •Bleeding in the brain, stomach, intestines, or urinary tract (blood in urine)
- •Bleeding from a surgical wound, injection site, or in a joint
- •Coughing up blood
- •Itching
- •Stomach or abdominal pain
- •Inflammation of the esophagus or stomach
- •Difficulty swallowing
- •Yellow skin or eyes (jaundice)
- •Severe allergic reaction (swelling of face/throat, difficulty breathing, dizziness)
- •Reduced white blood cells
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to dabigatran etexilate or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if you have severe kidney problems.
- Do not take if you are currently bleeding or have a higher risk of serious bleeding due to a body injury (e.g., stomach ulcer, brain injury or bleeding, recent brain/eye surgery) or a natural tendency to bleed more.
- Do not take if you are already taking other medicines to prevent blood clots (like warfarin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, or heparin), unless your doctor has specifically instructed you to change treatments or use heparin for a special procedure.
- Do not take if you have severe liver problems or a liver disease that could be life-threatening.
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- Do not take if you are taking certain antifungal medicines (ketoconazole, itraconazole) by mouth, or cyclosporine (used after organ transplants), dronedarone (for irregular heartbeat), or a combination medicine for Hepatitis C (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir).
- Do not take if you have an artificial heart valve that requires permanent blood-thinning treatment.