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It prevents platelets (a type of blood cell) from sticking together and forming a dangerous blood clot
This group of drugs includes: clopidogrel, ticlopidine, ticagrelor, prasugrel, and cangrelor
Clopidogrel is used to help prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other circulation problems for people who have atherosclerosis (narrowed blood vessels caused by "hardening of the arteries") and have already experienced at
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Access up-to-date medical information for less than $1 a PLAVIX (clopidogrel bisulfate) 75-mg tablets are available as pink, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets debossed with "75" on one side and "1171" on the other
This medication comes in tablet form and is taken once a day, with or without food
The P2Y 12 inhibitors, of which clopidogrel was the first, play an integral role in antiplatelet Plavix, also known by its scientific name clopidogrel, was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997
Its mechanism of action (how it works) is preventing platelets from sticking It has a specific optical rotation of about +56°
This medicine can cause you to bleed and bruise more easily
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Take one 75 mg tablet each day
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