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The drug candidate is a potential new treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation and in patients with a non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack, Bayer said.
Bayer’s best-selling stroke prevention pill Xarelto, in which partner Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) holds some rights, will lose patent protection around 2026.
