Patients who take a commonly prescribed drug have been warned of four potential side effects. According to the NHS, these ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Patients who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may experience a decreased antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel if they are prescribed the proton pump inhibitor ...

After planned clopidogrel cessation, platelet reactivity soon returns to baseline levels, showing no evidence of a rebound effect in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) or peripheral ...

December 17, 2010 (Toronto, Canada) — Smokers did not have an enhanced response to clopidogrel compared with nonsmokers in a new analysis of ACS patients in the GRACE registry [1]. The study, ...

November 30, 2009 (New York, New York) — More data suggesting that clopidogrel may have a greater effect in smokers than in nonsmokers have come from a new analysis of the CHARISMA study [1]. The ...

Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke. The ...

Through a new boxed warning, the FDA is alerting healthcare professionals about a subgroup of patients who cannot effectively metabolize the anti-platelet drug Plavix (clopidogrel). These patients, ...

(HealthDay News) — Autologous platelet transfusion 24 or 48 hours after ticagrelor-mediated platelet inhibition has minimal effect, while a small reversing effect is seen for transfusion after ...

Stent patients who take the blood thinner Plavix along with certain heartburn drugs may face a greater risk of heart attack, stroke and other dangerous events, according to a study released Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The blockbuster anti-clotting drug Plavix will carry a new warning about patients who have a poor response to the drug because they do not break it down well, U.S.

LONDON (Reuters) - Patients with heart failure who have had a heart attack but not had artery-clearing angioplasty treatment are less likely to die early if they take Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers ...

The NHS states: "Like all medicines, clopidogrel can cause side effects, although not everyone gets them. These common side ...