| Drug Name |
Dabigatran |
| Drug ID |
BADD_D00563 |
| Description |
Dabigatran is the active form of the orally bioavailable prodrug [dabigatran etexilate]. |
| Indications and Usage |
Dabigatran is indicated for the prevention of venous thromboembolic events in patients who have undergone elective hip or knee replacement surgery (based on RE-NOVATE, RE-MODEL, and RE-MOBILIZE trials). In 2010, it was approved in the US and Canada for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation (approval based on the RE-LY trial). Contraindications: severe renal impairment (CrCL < 30 ml/min); haemorrhagic manifestations, bleeding diathesis or spontaneous or pharmacologic impairment of haemostasis; lesions at risk of clinically significant bleeding (e.g. extensive cerebral infarction (haemorrhagic or ischemic) in the last 6 months, active peptic ulcer disease); concomitant treatment with P-glycoprotein inhibitors (e.g. oral ketoconazole, verapamil); and those with known hypersensitivity to dabigatran, dabigatran etexilate or any ingredient used in the formulation or component of the container. As of December 2012, dabigatran is contraindicated in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves. |
| Marketing Status |
Prescription |
| ATC Code |
B01AE07 |
| DrugBank ID |
DB14726
|
| KEGG ID |
D07144
|
| MeSH ID |
D000069604
|
| PubChem ID |
216210
|
| TTD Drug ID |
D0M7JT
|
| NDC Product Code |
Not Available |
| Synonyms |
Dabigatran | N-((2-(((4-(aminoiminomethyl)phenyl)amino)methyl)-1-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)carbonyl)-N-2-pyridinyl-beta-alanine | BIBR 1048 | Pradaxa | Dabigatran Etexilate | Etexilate, Dabigatran | Dabigatran Etexilate Mesylate | Etexilate Mesylate, Dabigatran | Mesylate, Dabigatran Etexilate |
