Plavix is used to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in certain adults. Find out what the recommended dosages are, how to take the drug, and more.

Plavix is a prescription drug used to help manage certain heart-related conditions in adults. Learn about Plavix's more common, mild, and serious side effects and how to manage them.

Plavix (clopidogrel) is a brand-name oral tablet prescribed to help lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in certain adults. Plavix has interactions with some other drugs and certain supplements.

Because Plavix can upset the stomach, it is often prescribed with stomach acid-blocking drugs. The FDA says patients who need to reduce their acid should take drugs from the H-2 blocker family ...

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One of the most common anti-clotting drugs, clopidogrel, or Plavix, prevents blood cells called platelets from sticking together and creating a clot that can block blood vessels.

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Plavix and Nexium were the second- and third-bestselling pharmaceuticals in the world last year, with sales of $8.6 billion and $7.8 billion, respectively, according to data research firm IMS Health.

The Food and Drug Administration said the stomach-soothing drugs Prilosec and Nexium cut in half the blood-thinning effect of Plavix, known generically as clopidogrel.

Plavix, sold by Sanofi-Aventis SA and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., has been the most effective drug of this type. More than 70 million people have taken it since it went on sale a decade ago.