Lipitor And Plavix Interaction
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Thrombolytic, also called clot-busting or fibrinolytic, drugs are now mainstays in the early treatment of many patients with heart attacks. These drugs dissolve the clot, or thrombus, responsible for causing artery blockage and heart-muscle tissue death.
Specific Thrombolytics
The standard thrombolytic drugs are recombinant tissue plasminogen activators or rt-PAs. They include alteplase (Activase and reteplase (Retavase). Both are similar in effectiveness, although reteplase is easier t...
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...lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol), atorvastatin (Lipitor), and rosuvastatin (Crestor). Research increasingly suggests that lowering LDL... Read more »Cholesterol Treatment and Drugs
...necessary.Rarely, toxic effects on the liver have been reported. Patients with liver disorders should be monitored.Drug Interactions. Bile-acid binding resins may also interfere with other... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Highlights
...have had a severe heart attack and lower-risk patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Clopidogrel (Plavix) and aspirin may not work as well as aspirin alone in preventing a first heart attack,... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Highlights
...disease, rather than a cause of it.Aspirin and ClopidogrelA combination of aspirin and clopidogrel (Plavix) may not work better than aspirin alone for patients at risk for a first heart attack or... Read more »Type 2 Diabetes: Highlights
...mg/dL, recommends the American Diabetes Association.A 2006 study suggested that high-dose atorvastatin (Lipitor) therapy may help these patients reduce their risk of heart attack and stroke by 25%. Read more »Images
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