Drug Ratings for PRADAXA

Key to Ratings: 1=LOW (I would not recommend taking this medicine.)
5=HIGH (this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal.)

RATING	REASON	SIDE EFFECTS FOR PRADAXA	COMMENTS	SEX	AGE	DURATION/ DOSAGE	DATE ADDED
				F M
							11/15/2012 7:17:00 AM
1	A-Fib	Death, Congestive Heart Failure	My dad died after taking Pradaxa for 6 months. Because they don't test for the effectiveness, when he started having weakness, ankle swelling, bloating, indigestion and a cough, his doctor sent him to one specialist after another - never realizing he'd gone into congestive heart failure. He was put on Pradaxa for A-Fib, and his heart was operating at 100% prior to Pradaxa. After 6 months, and numerous doctor's appointments, he was hospitalized with heart failure and we were told his heart was operating at only 20%. They put him on Coumadin but it was too late. He died within a month. This medicine should be taken off the market.	M	71	6 months n/a 1X D	2/10/2012 Email
5	atrial fibrillation	none		M	65	90 days 150mg 2X D	11/14/2011 Email
2	atrial fibrillation	persistent dry cough		M	65	14 days 150mg 2X D	8/26/2011 Email
4	A FIB	None	Take it in morning with breakfast , almost 12 hours later on the dot with dinner.. All is good so far.	M	57	40 days 150 2X D	3/18/2011 Email
1		Horrible head pain. The more I took the worse they became. Had TIA think that was the cause of it.		M	87	1 months 2X D	3/1/2011 Email

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