tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56086233197318305192011-11-27T16:37:43.489-08:00Heart Medicationsparkernoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125HeartMedicationhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608623319731830519.post-90424760065251605982008-11-03T01:29:00.000-08:002008-11-03T01:51:10.284-08:002008-11-03T01:51:10.284-08:00Plavix<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TJT_BnTlW54/SQ7FE_4vt6I/AAAAAAAAAxI/gJ2pGkplQ5c/s1600-h/blog_med_plavix.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264361704102279074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_TJT_BnTlW54/SQ7FE_4vt6I/AAAAAAAAAxI/gJ2pGkplQ5c/s400/blog_med_plavix.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">From Wikipedia</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Clopidogrel is a potent oral </span><a title="Antiplatelet drug" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiplatelet_drug"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">antiplatelet agent</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> often used in the treatment of </span><a title="Coronary artery disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronary_artery_disease"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">coronary artery disease</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">, </span><a title="Peripheral vascular disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripheral_vascular_disease"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">peripheral vascular disease</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">, and </span><a title="Cerebrovascular disease" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebrovascular_disease"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">cerebrovascular disease</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">. It is marketed by </span><a title="Bristol-Myers Squibb" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol-Myers_Squibb"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Bristol-Myers Squibb</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> and </span><a title="Sanofi-Aventis" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanofi-Aventis"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sanofi-Aventis</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> under the </span><a title="Trade name" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_name"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">trade names</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Iscover and Plavix respectively, by </span><a title="Sun Pharmaceuticals" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Pharmaceuticals"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Sun Pharmaceuticals</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> under the </span><a title="Trade name" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_name"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">trade name</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;"> Clopilet and by Ranbaxy Laboratories under the trade name Ceruvin. It works by blocking a receptor called </span><a title="P2Y12" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P2Y12"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">P2Y12</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">. Adverse effects include </span><a class="mw-redirect" title="Hemorrhage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">hemorrhage</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plavix"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plavix</span></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">______________________________________</div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Adverse effects</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Severe </span><a title="Neutropenia" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutropenia"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">neutropenia</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> (Incidence: 1/2,000)<br /></span> <br /> <a title="Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrombotic_thrombocytopenic_purpura"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> (TTP) (Incidence: </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> 4/1,000,000 patients treated)<br /></span> <br /> <a class="mw-redirect" title="Hemorrhage" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemorrhage"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Hemorrhage</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> - The incidence of hemorrhage may be </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> increased </span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">by the co-administration of </span><a title="Aspirin" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirin"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">aspirin</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">.</span><a title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plavix#cite_note-3"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">[4]</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (Incidence: 2.0%)<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> Cerebral Hemorrhage (Incidence: 0.1 to 0.4%)<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"> <strong>Use of </strong></span><a title="Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-steroidal_anti-inflammatory_drug"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs</strong></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong> is </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong> discouraged in</strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>those taking clopidogrel due to </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong> increased risk of digestive </strong></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>tract hemorrhage </strong></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plavix"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plavix</span></a></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>_____________________________________</strong></span></div><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span></strong><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><strong>Consumer comments</strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Ask-a-Patient: Rating: 2.6</span></div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20839&name=PLAVIX"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20839&name=PLAVIX</span></a></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">__________________________________________</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">Official Site </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="http://plavix.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">http://plavix.com/</span></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5608623319731830519-9042476006525160598?l=heartmedication.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>sparkernoreply@blogger.com0