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November 1, 2010
                			
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				Desirudin (Iprivask) for DVT Prevention
November 1, 2010 (Issue: 1350)
				The injectable direct thrombin inhibitor desirudin (Iprivask – Canyon), a recombinant analog of hirudin,
the leech anticoagulant protein, was approved by the FDA in 2003 for prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after elective hip...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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