FDA Panel Recommends New Drug for the Treatment of Deep-Vein Thrombosis

An advisory panel recommended that the FDA approve rivaroxaban, a challenger to the current industry leader in the prevention of blood clots in veins, warfarin, according to a report in the New York Times.

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The drug is a joint venture between Bayer Healthcare Phamaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson has applied for approval for short-term use of the drug in the prevention of deep-vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients undergoing total hip and knee replacement surgery.

The company has recently finished clinical trials on the longer-term use of rivaroxaban in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Read about the FDA panel’s recommendation to approve rivaroxaban.

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