tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post4367339354451480674..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Pradaxa's Not-So-Long Shelf LifeDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-61123415376843878442011-06-06T11:50:16.234-05:002011-06-06T11:50:16.234-05:00Mr. Keller -
It appears the drug is susceptible ...Mr. Keller - <br /><br />It appears the drug is susceptible to moisture in the air - the more exposure to moisture, the more dabigatran's effectiveness wanes. After 30 days of time exposed to air, even when stored in the special bottle with moisture-absorbant material in the cap, the drug company cannot assure the effectiveness of the medication at thinning the blood adequately.<br /><br />(DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60199312043776377852011-06-06T11:00:52.352-05:002011-06-06T11:00:52.352-05:00Hello Dr. Wes,
My name is MD Keller-(Dean) and alt...Hello Dr. Wes,<br />My name is MD Keller-(Dean) and although I am not a doctor, I do have an MS in engineering. I follow my medical treatment carefully since I have had Hairy cell Leukemia since 1965 and try to analyze everything. On Pradaxa's early demise, I would like to know if the short life after opening the bottle is a linear decrease per day in the efficiency of the medication or a M. Dean Kellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-69043344611895942322011-02-12T05:41:12.102-06:002011-02-12T05:41:12.102-06:00Thanks for the mention.
Yesterday, an office staf...Thanks for the mention.<br /><br />Yesterday, an office staff person asked me an interesting question about Pradaxa. "How will you know whether the patient is actually taking the drug...With warfarin, it's easy." <br /><br />Obviously, doctors will not know, they will trust that their patients did.<br /><br />That's interesting an interesting point when it comes to John Mandrolahttp://www.drjohnm.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-19000455698794584802011-02-11T20:14:29.358-06:002011-02-11T20:14:29.358-06:00Pradaxa must be dispensed in the original bottle a...Pradaxa must be dispensed in the original bottle as it comes from the manufacturer. It cannot be dispensed in a standard prescription vial. Even with the special moisture-controlling cap on the original bottle, it has a 30 day expiry after it's opened. Much less wasteful to use the blister packed product. Aggrenox, another Boehringer Ingelheim product, comes packaged in the same type of Cracked Pestlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175446141484464805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-4490850353180777932011-02-11T16:58:33.681-06:002011-02-11T16:58:33.681-06:00What a rip off (the vial form)... its almost like ...What a rip off (the vial form)... its almost like watering down insulin. Who would have known?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662599544587260772noreply@blogger.com