QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: GLOSSARY
Ximelagatran
This is an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, available as tablets or a dissolved formulation. As with other thrombin inhibitors, such as hirudin, it is an effective anticoagulant with the usual bleeding risk.
This is an oral direct thrombin inhibitor, available as tablets or a dissolved formulation. As with other thrombin inhibitors, such as hirudin, it is an effective anticoagulant with the usual bleeding risk.