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Dear Doctor Letter (Rote-Hand-Brief) on Angiox® (bivalirudin): Inappropriate "bolus-only" dosing for PCI

Active substance: bivalirudin

Communication for healthcare professionals based on reports of IV bolus injections of Angiox® (bivalirudin) alone without immediately following IV infusions. The resulting sub-therapeutic plasma concentrations bear the risk of ineffective ischaemic protection during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

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