Plavix, Clopidogrel News

Many elderly patients who take numerous medications, including anticoagulants such as Plavix , Coumadin or aspirin, experience pre-, peri- and post-op surgical bruising.

NEW DELHI: India accused the European Union on Wednesday of violating WTO norms by confiscating generic drugs made by Indian pharmaceutical companies, a report said.

Millions of Americans take drugs like Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec to ease the erosive effects of acid reflux, but do these medicines put patients at risk for other health problems? Experts remain divided on the potential dangers these common prescription medications might pose.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE: Readers will appreciate different applications of dual antiplatelet therapy in day-to-day practice Dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease: A case-based approach VENU MENON , MD ADDRESS: Venu Menon, MD, Coronary Care Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, J1-5, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; ...

Heart patients who show mutation are unlikely to benefit from common anti-clotting drug - Nelvin C. Cepeda / Union-Tribune IS PLAVIX RIGHT FOR YOU? A new genetic test identifies people who likely won't benefit from taking Plavix, a common anti-clotting drug, after having a stent placed in an artery.

Optimizing Antiplatelet Therapy in High-Risk Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. Insights From Atrial Fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial With Irbesartan for Prevention of Vascular Events Raymond Chee-Seong Seet MD* and Christopher P.L. Chen MD From the Departments of Medicine and Pharmacology , Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University ...

Problems with warfarin are the most common reason for emergency-room visits by older adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Correspondence to James F. Meschia, MD, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224.

A higher percentage of companies are using Comparative Effectiveness Research to help with pricing and reimbursement decisions, according to new research from Cutting Edge Information.

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. announced it will conduct a head-to-head study of Plavix and Effient that measures how the effectiveness of these drugs in heart patients is impacted by their genetic make-up. The study will examine whether the 70 to 75 percent of patients who are "extensive metabolizers" of clopidogrel - because they were born with a ...

Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous, and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.

Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best selling drug, with the newer Effient to study.

In patients with cardiovascular disease, the bleeding risk is not increased when high-dose fish oil is combined with aspirin and clopidogrel, according to a study in the Oct.

This report presents the findings of a global survey on current treatments and prescribing practices for Ischaemic Stroke, Haemorrhagic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack .

Scripps Health is offering genetic testing to cardiovascular patients planning to undergo elective stent procedures to open clogged heart arteries.

Correspondence: Dr H Ito, First Institute of New Drug Discovery, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.

NORWALK, Conn. Strong near-term growth in the U.S. pharmaceutical market will drive growth in the global pharmaceutical market, according to a forecast by market research firm IMS Health.

DNA testing for gene variants that can increase the risk of major coronary events in certain patients taking the anti-clotting drug Plavix is now being performed by Quest Diagnostics for Scripps Health patients electing to undergo coronary stent procedures.

"Just spit." With those simple instructions, health care providers in California are hoping to expand the use of genetic testing to make sure patients get the right medication.

From the NEJM : Dabigatran is a new oral direct thrombin inhibitor. In patients with atrial fibrillation , dabigatran 110 mg po bid was associated with rates of stroke and systemic embolism that were similar to those associated with warfarin, as well as lower rates of major hemorrhage.