Cardiology
Do blood thinners + stroke treatment = danger? Study indicates the risk is low
Millions of Americans take aspirin or other drugs every day to reduce their risk of heart attacks or other problems caused by blood clots.
Mar 13, 2013
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News tagged with plavix
Medications
US probes Sanofi over blockbuster drug Plavix (Update 2)
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating drug maker Sanofi's disclosures to the Food and Drug Administration about different responses to its blockbuster blood thinner Plavix.
Mar 11, 2013
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Cardiology
New drugs might give heart patients an edge
(HealthDay)—In the search for better medicines to safely help heart patients, clinical trials testing three new drugs appear to offer some promise.
Mar 11, 2013
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Cardiology
New study finds that 75 percent of patients taking popular blood-thinners are getting wrong dose
Cardiology researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have found that approximately 75 percent of patients taking two common blood-thinning drugs may be receiving the wrong dosage levels, according to ...
Nov 6, 2012
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Medications
Bristol-Myers, Sanofi revamp Plavix sales alliance (Update)
(AP)—Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and France's Sanofi SA said Wednesday that they are restructuring their longtime partnership selling popular heart medications, now that their sales are plunging due to widespread competition ...
Oct 3, 2012
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Cardiology
Year of taking risky blood thinners may be unnecessary after stent surgery
(HealthDay)—A full year of aggressive anti-clotting therapy—which can lead to heavy bleeding—may not be needed after surgery to implant a drug-coated cardiac stent, two new studies suggest.
Sep 20, 2012
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Medications
Generic versions of plavix approved
(HealthDay) -- The first generic versions of Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 18, 2012
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Medications
Plavix's new generic status could be boon for patients
(HealthDay) -- The blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel), used to prevent clotting in some heart patients, will go off patent in the United States on Thursday, making it considerably more affordable.
May 15, 2012
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Cardiology
Complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention tend to occur within first 30 days
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), also known as coronary angioplasty or angioplasty, is a procedure used to treat acute coronary syndromes. PCI involves opening a blocked blood vessel by threading and inflating a ...
Mar 24, 2012
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Cardiology
Aspirin as good as Plavix for poor leg circulation: study
(HealthDay) -- Aspirin works as well as Plavix in patients with blocked leg arteries, a new European study finds.
Feb 22, 2012
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