Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Are pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of melagatran , the active form of the oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran , influenced by acetylsalicylic acid?
Answer: In young healthy volunteers, ASA had no effect on the PK or PD properties of melagatran at the studied dose. That the combination of ximelagatran with ASA may be used with acceptable safety must be verified in the relevant patient populations.
Output (English): no