Patients can now keep Pradaxa (dabigatran) for 60 days after the bottle is opened

May 2011

Patients can now keep Pradaxa (dabigatran) for 60 days after the bottle is opened...instead of just 30 days.

Patients using Pradaxa for A fib have been told to discard it after 30 days...because the capsules are moisture sensitive.

Now new data suggest that Pradaxa is good for at least 60 days after opening...when it's kept in the original container.

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