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Clinical trial: Plavix and prasugrel in cardiac catheterization patients
October 02, 2008
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
...angioplasty are no longer options, eligibility for current trials should be considered. For further information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: www.aboutpad.org Finding... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...(statins, bile-acid binding resins, niacin, and fibrates) are used to treat cholesterol. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins are among the most important of these... Read more »Stroke Prevention
...angiotensin receptor blocker with a diuretic to both treat high blood pressure and prevent stroke. [For more information, see In-Depth Report #14: High blood pressure.]Lowering LDL and Raising HDL... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
...Aspirin may be prescribed after a doctor has carefully evaluated your condition. Clopidogrel (or Plavix) is a medication like aspirin that also inhibits platelet function and may be... 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 »Images
Medications
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent... Read more »
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent... Read more »
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent... Read more »
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent... Read more »
...complications in a medical emergency. For enrollment information call MedicAlert at... Read more »
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Q&A: How long should I take Plavix?
October 03, 2008A reader who has had a heart attack and two stents inserted asks experts at InteliHealth how long he should continue taking Plavix and if it's safe... Read summary »
Plavix could keep 'ministrokes' from becoming strokes
October 02, 2008A reader asks Dr. Paul Donohue about the 'ministroke' she recently experienced and if medication should be prescribed for the condition. Donohue... Read summary »
Clinical trial: Plavix versus prasugrel after a cardiac event
October 02, 2008This is a study to compare the effects of Plavix and prasugrel in people who are already taking Plavix following a cardiac event. This national study... Read summary »
Price check: Plavix
October 02, 2008A comparison of current prices for Plavix via online U.S. drug distributors. Read summary »
Court halts sale of generic Plavix
October 02, 2008A U.S. judge has granted a request from drugmakers Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. to block sales of a generic formula of their... Read summary »
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