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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Pradaxa-2

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Pradaxa as follows: Pradaxa should be avoided in individuals taking NSAIDs and other blood thinners. Taking Pradaxa along with NSAIDs or other blood thinners concurrently can significantly increase the risk for bleeding episode. Evenly space out the doses of Pradaxa and take the dose at the scheduled time every day. Keeping to the schedule of Pradaxa intake helps to avoid forgetting the medication. Also, maintaining [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Pradaxa-1

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Pradaxa as follows: Patients taking Pradaxa can present with nose bleeds at the slightest injury. Avoid excessive sneezing and nose picking, which can result in heavy nose bleeds. Also, avoid exposure to extreme cold climate, as the weather in cold seasons dry the mucus membrane out, thus damaging the integrity of nasal mucosa and resulting in nasal bleeds, that can be difficult to stop. Patients [...]

Contraindications for Using Pradaxa

Patient was educated on contraindications for using Pradaxa as follows: Pradaxa is not metabolized in the liver and is mainly excreted in the urine. Individuals with history of compromised renal function tend to retain the drug in the circulation longer, thus resulting in toxicity and episodes of bleeding. Pradaxa should be avoided or used with extreme caution in such individuals. Pradaxa should be avoided in individuals taking NSAIDs and other blood thinners. Taking Pradaxa along [...]

Side Effects of Pradaxa Use-2

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Pradaxa as follows: Nose bleeds, vision changes, and easy bruising Patients taking Pradaxa can present with nose bleeds and bleeding into the eye from retinal blood vessels with consequent vision changes. Pradaxa intake can also lead to easy bruising, which can occur as red brown ecchymotic patches in the skin, secondary to bleeding into the skin. Hemorrhagic stroke Patients taking Pradaxa can occasionally present with episodes [...]

Side Effects of Pradaxa Use-1

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Pradaxa as follows: Nausea and vomiting These are some of the most common side effects of Pradaxa. Taking Pradaxa with some food can minimize the effects of nausea and vomiting. Internal bleeds Internal bleeding, especially GI bleeds happen to be one of the most significant side effects in patients taking Pradaxa. This can result in findings, such as, coughing up of blood, vomit that looks like [...]