FDA Approves Momentous New Indications for Xarelto
Submitted by Dr Marc Macera on Mon, 12/10/2012 - 14:12Last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved rivaroxaban (Xarelto), a factor Xa inhibitor, for the treatment and prevention of acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism...making it the first oral anti-clotting drug approved for the treatment of blood clots since warfarin (Coumadin) almost 60 years ago.
