Bayer/J&J's Xarelto Approval For Stroke Prevention Sets Up Marketing Battle With Pradaxa
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
With an unrestricted label and once-daily dosing, rivaroxaban will do battle with Boehringer-Ingelheim's dabigatran, which is dosed twice a day but can claim superior efficacy to warfarin in the atrial fibrillation population.
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