Dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin can benefit patients with mild ischemic stroke when initiated up to 72 hours after symptom onset.

Overall, prasugrel may be superior to the approved dose of the older drug, clopidogrel (Plavix), in many cases. But more doctors have been using an initial, higher-than-standard dose of ...

Clopidogrel is a generic prescription oral tablet that’s used to lower the risk of stroke and heart attack in certain adults. The drug is also available as the brand-name drug Plavix.

Operating on patients with clopidogrel poses a challenge because of the risk of bleeding and the difficulty deciding the optimal timing of surgery. The aim of this systematic review is to examine ...

No matter whether patients had CAD or not, the simpler regimen was linked to less mortality and major bleeding at 6 months.

The only clinically significant signal his group reported was more diarrhea with colchicine (10.2% vs 6.6%, P<0.001). "I was ...

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is the most common antiplatelet drug. Other common medications include Plavix (clopidogrel), Effient (prasugrel), and Persantine (dipyridamole). You can take blood ...

Vitamin E acts as a blood thinner, so people who have bleeding problems or take blood thinners (such as Coumadin or clopidogrel) or other medicines that increase bleeding risks should never take ...

You may need to read it again. PIAX PLUS ASPIRIN 75/100 contains the medicines clopidogrel and aspirin. PIAX PLUS ASPIRIN 75/100 belongs to a group of medicines called anti-platelet medicines ...

Today is World Stroke Day. Stroke is defined as a sudden onset of neurological deficit due to either partial or complete ...

Topol pioneered the development of many routinely used medications, including tissue plasminogen activator, clopidogrel (Plavix), bivalirudin (Angiomax), and abciximab (ReoPro), and was the first ...

Clopidogrel nonresponsiveness in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with stenting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am. Heart J. 154 , 221–231 (2007).