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FDA Approves Expanded Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Indication for XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin to Include Patients After Lower-Extremity Revascularization (LER) Due to Symptomatic PAD
RARITAN, N.J., August 24, 2021 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded peripheral artery disease (PAD) indication for the XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) vascular dose (2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily) to include patients following recent lower-extremity revascularization (LER) due to symptomatic PAD. The approval is based on data from the Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD study. With this approval, XARELTO® is the first and only therapy indicated to help reduce the risks of major cardiovascular (CV) events in p...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 24, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Innovation Source Type: news

Novel Oral Anticoagulants and Gastrointestinal Bleeding: a Case for Cardiogastroenterology
With the rapidly evolving cardiology drug pipeline for treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), gastroenterologists have witnessed the emergence of a new population of patients who are vulnerable to gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding: the chronic cardiac patient. ACS, causing myocardial infarction (MI) and unstable angina, and atrial fibrillation are the signature conditions of the chronic cardiac patient. The morbidity and mortality of ACS is significant. Chronic cardiac patients are prescribed complex antithrombotic therapy (CAT) (ie, aspirin [ASA] plus a thienopyridine, eg, clopidogrel [Plavix; Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanof...
Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - January 23, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Neena S. Abraham Tags: Comment From the Editor Source Type: research