Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after treatment, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.
What’s more, the additional six weeks of treatment did not result in increased bleeding risk, a common side effect of anti-clotting drugs.
Rivaroxaban is an anticoagulant drug. It’s given to people at a high risk of getting dangerous blood clots to help their blood clot (thicken) more slowly.
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