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ISSUE 1655
July 25, 2022
Issue 1655
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Drugs for Treatment and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism
July 25, 2022 (Issue: 1655)
Anticoagulants are the drugs of choice for treatment
and prevention of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and
pulmonary embolism (PE), collectively referred to as
venous thromboembolism (VTE). US guidelines for
treatment of VTE were updated in 2020 and...more
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