PLAVIX helps reduce your risk of a future heart attack or stroke.
In most cases, a heart attack or stroke is caused by a blood clot that reduces or
blocks the flow of blood through an artery. PLAVIX helps keep platelets in the blood
from sticking together and forming blood clots. By keeping your blood flowing, PLAVIX
helps reduce your risk of a future heart
attack or stroke.
PLAVIX is recommended for people who have suffered from a recent
heart attack or heart-related chest pain—what doctors call Acute Coronary
Syndrome (ACS) or recent stroke, or who have
been diagnosed with Peripheral Artery Disease, or P.A.D., also
known as poor circulation in the legs. Each of these conditions increases
the risk for a future heart attack or stroke.
PLAVIX, taken with aspirin, is also recommended for people who have Acute Coronary
Syndrome (ACS), a diagnosis that includes heart-related chest pain (unstable angina)
and the 2 types of heart attack—acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
("STEMI") and non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction ("NSTEMI").
If you have been hospitalized with heart-related chest
pain (unstable angina) or had a heart attack, you, too, are at a higher risk for dangerous blood clots and a future heart attack or stroke.
Always talk to your doctor before taking aspirin or other medicines with PLAVIX,
especially if you’ve had a stroke.
PLAVIX has been the focus of extensive research, studies, and scientific findings.
The effectiveness of PLAVIX has been proven and the safety profile supported by 3 large clinical studies involving 77,000 patients.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Certain genetic factors and some medicines such as Prilosec reduce the effect of PLAVIX leaving you at greater risk for heart attack and stroke. Your doctor may use genetic tests to determine treatment. Don’t stop taking PLAVIX without talking to your doctor as your risk of heart attack or stroke may increase. People with stomach ulcers or conditions that cause bleeding should not use PLAVIX. Taking PLAVIX alone or with some other medicines, including aspirin, may increase bleeding risk which can potentially be life-threatening. So tell your doctor when planning surgery. Tell your doctor all medicines you take, including aspirin, especially if you’ve had a stroke. If fever, unexplained weakness or confusion develops, tell your doctor promptly. These may be signs of TTP, a rare but potentially life-threatening condition, reported sometimes less than 2 weeks after starting PLAVIX.
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Remember, your doctor is the single best source of information regarding your
health. Please consult your doctor if you have any questions about your health
or your medicine.
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