News of the expanded indication comes during a showdown between the marketer/manufacturer of the drug, Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS)/Sanofi-Aventis, and Canadian drug company Apotex, which started ...
In order to better prevent blood clots, the drugs clopidogrel or prasugrel can be prescribed to patients with acute ischaemia of the heart muscle, in addition to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). The German ...
Atlanta, GA - In an era when patients can rapidly search the World Wide Web and gain access to the results of late-breaking clinical trials as quickly as doctors, it is not surprising that confusion ...
ORLANDO, FL—Patients with coronary artery disease who need to switch from ticagrelor to clopidogrel after PCI should receive a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel between 12 and 24 hours following ...
In a recent randomized study, Gurbel and colleagues have examined the effect of clopidogrel dosing on the incidence of nonresponsiveness and high post-treatment platelet aggregation. In comparison ...
Antiplatelet therapy with Plavix ® (clopidogrel bisulfate) and aspirin reduces major cardiovascular events in ACS patients during and after coronary angioplasty, also referred to as percutaneous ...
A commonly prescribed drug could be more effective than aspirin for long-term heart disease prevention. Analysis of nearly 29,000 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) suggests the blood thinner ...
PARIS Patients with acute coronary syndrome didn’t fare better when receiving increased doses of a popular cardiovascular drug than those receiving the standard dose, according to a new study. Bristol ...