Direct oral anticoagulant approvals by four major regulatory agencies: a cross-sectional analysis of premarket and postmarket evidence
Mooghali M, Zhou T, Ross J. Direct oral anticoagulant approvals by four major regulatory agencies: a cross-sectional analysis of premarket and postmarket evidence. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e090376. PMID: 39461853, PMCID: PMC11529451, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhase 2 trialPhase 3 trialBox warningAtrial fibrillation patientsPostmarketing evidenceEvidence of safetyOral anticoagulantsFibrillation patientsPostmarketing studiesCross-sectional analysisDegree of concordanceStroke preventionStudy requirementsPostmarketingEfficacy evidenceRegulatory agenciesDrugPostmarketing requirementsInterpretation of resultsEfficacyHealth CanadaSample sizeSafety evidenceConcordanceEndpoint