Pradaxa’s U.S. Label Updated To Cite Clinical Superiority To Warfarin In Stroke Prevention
Executive Summary
Update of label not based on new post-NDA or post-marketing data, but on a fuller review of pivotal trial data and discussions between Boehringer Ingelheim and FDA.
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