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The FDA has approved the oral direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran (da big' a tran) etexilate (Pradaxa--Boehringer Ingelheim) for prevention of thromboembolic stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. It has been available in Canada (Pradax) since 2008 for prevention of thromboembolism in patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery and was recently approved there for use in atrial fibrillation.