PLAVIX (clopidogrel bisulfate)
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How PLAVIX Works

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Did You Know?

PLAVIX is proven to help keep platelets from sticking together and forming blood clots. This helps blood flow more easily, helping to reduce the risk of a future heart attack or stroke.

Heart-related chest pain, heart attack, ischemic stroke (the most common type of stroke), and peripheral artery disease, or P.A.D.—poor circulation in the legs, which may cause pain or heaviness in the legs during exercise, such as walking, that may be relieved by rest—are all serious medical conditions. What do they have in common? One answer lies with sticky platelets and the blood clots they can form in your arteries.

Platelets can stick together and form clots
Click image to see how platelets can stick together and form blood clots.

Clot formation is a natural defense mechanism of the body, which works to protect you from excessive bleeding in the case of an injury. When you cut yourself, particles in your blood called platelets stick together to form a clot. Clot formation can also be triggered by the rupture of plaque (a buildup of cholesterol and other materials) inside the walls of arteries. When platelets clump together on or near the plaque, they can form a clot that may limit or completely stop the flow of blood to various parts of the body. If a clot forms in an artery supplying blood to the heart, heart-related chest pain or a heart attack can occur. If a clot forms in an artery leading to the brain, a stroke can occur.

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PLAVIX is proven to help keep platelets from sticking together and forming blood clots. This helps blood flow more easily, helping to reduce the risk of a future heart attack or stroke.

Platelets can stick together and form clots
Click image to see how PLAVIX helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming blood clots.

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