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NICE draft guidance recommends Daiichi's Lixiana

August 7, 2015 2:03 AM UTC

The U.K.'s NICE issued draft guidance recommending Lixiana edoxaban as an option to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and one or more additional risk factors. Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4568) markets the oral Factor Xa inhibitor.

The draft guidance recommends Lixiana as an alternative to warfarin. ...