Plavix (clopidogrel) can cause side effects that range from mild to serious. More common side effects include bruising, bleeding, and itching. If side effects from Plavix become difficult to tolerate, ...

Oct. 2 -- MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Even as they digest the latest news on what dose of the clot-dissolving drug Plavix is best during angioplasty, cardiologists are looking at the next ...

Researchers at the European Society of Cardiology Congress reported that the blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes for people with ...

Jacksonville, FL - Data from a pharmacodynamic study suggests that acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients can be safely switched from maintenance clopidogrel (Plavix, Bristol-Myers ...

Clopidogrel is prescribed to help prevent heart attack or stroke. It's a generic medication and is available as the brand-name drug Plavix. It comes as an oral tablet. The cost of clopidogrel can vary ...

A newly approved drug thins the blood faster, more consistently, and more powerfully than the standard drug, which can fail to prevent deadly blood clots in patients after they undergo a common ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb , which are just recovering from defeating generic competition to their top-selling Plavix drug in the United States, now face a similar ...

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