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Bayer Submits Rivaroxaban in EU, US for Add’l Indication

January 11, 2012
Bayer HealthCare A.G. recently announced that marketing authorization applications have been filed in Europe and the US for the oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban (Xarelto) in combination with standard antiplatelet therapy to reduce the risk of secondary cardiovascular (CV) events in patients…

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