New drug reverses the effects of blood thinner in patients with brain hemorrhage

Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

A new treatment can quickly and completely reverse the effects of the blood thinner dabigatran (Pradaxa) in patients suffering a brain bleed. The treatment, idarucizumab (Praxbind), is the first medication on the market designed to neutralize the blood thinner dabigatran.

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