Is There A Generic Drug For Plavix
Court halts sale of generic Plavix
October 02, 2008
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Drug Coated Stents
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...The risk came mainly to those who went off their Plavix, an anti-clotting drug.Multiple studies... Read more »
Back on Coumadin
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...that I could save one hundred dollars by using the generic drug, which cost only $20 for a... Read more »
Generic Wellbutrin: A Less Effective Alternative?
By Deborah Gray , Health ExpertI've been taking Wellbutrin (generic name Bupropion) for about seven years, minus the time I was... Read more »
Which migraine medications are most effective?
By Dr. Seth Haplea , Health Expert...taking blood thinning medications such as Coumadin, Plavix, Aggrenox or aspirin due to the... Read more »
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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 »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 »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...a severe heart attack. Several 2005 studies have indicated that the antiplatelet drug clopidogrel (Plavix) can help prevent arteries from reclosing, and a second heart attack, when given along... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Anti-Clotting Medications
...the hospital and are used after angioplasty surgeryand stent placement.Thienopyridines. Clopidogrel (Plavix) and ticlopidine (Ticlid) are powerful oral platelet inhibitors. Click the icon to see... Read more »Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Medications
...and, when used in early PAD, may prevent clots from forming in the veins.Clopidogrel. Clopidogrel (Plavix) is a powerful type of drug called a thienopyridine. Some experts recommend it for... Read more »Images
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Generic Plavix goes on sale--but only temporarily, experts say
October 02, 2008Canadian drugmaker Apotex has launched a generic version of the popular blood-thinning drug Plavix, but the generic may be available for only a few... Read summary »
Spending Caps Cause Seniors to Quit Meds
March 26, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When seniors run out of drug coverage for the year, many stop taking needed medications, and the finding could have important... Read summary »
Saving Money on Meds
December 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Need to cut your prescription drug costs? You may want to visit a doctor who uses an electronic prescribing system. A new study... Read summary »
Soaring Cost of Diabetes Drugs
October 31, 2008By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New cases of diabetes are on the rise in the United States and... Read summary »
Free Samples Could Cost You
September 10, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The free samples you get from your doctor might be costing you more in the long run. Researchers who studied the use of free... Read summary »
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