Aren’t blood pressure and cholesterol cardiovascular medications enough to protect
against heart attack or stroke?
Reducing high blood pressure and cholesterol is important, but you also need to
help protect against the formation of clots in the blood. When platelets in the
blood stick together, they can form artery-clogging clots, which are the direct
cause of most heart attacks and strokes. Although blood pressure and cholesterol
cardiovascular medications reduce your overall cardiovascular risk, they do not
directly reduce clot formation. Prescription PLAVIX does. See how different cardiovascular
medications work in your body by using our Interactive Medications Chart.
Your doctor may prescribe daily PLAVIX and aspirin if you have been hospitalized
with heart-related chest pain (unstable angina) or had a heart attack. Always talk
to your doctor before taking aspirin or other cardiovascular medications with PLAVIX,
especially if you’ve had a stroke. Review any medicines you are taking with your
doctor, and always check with your doctor before stopping or starting any prescription
or over-the-counter medicine, or any herbal or dietary supplements.
For more than 13 years, doctors have written PLAVIX prescriptions to over 115 million people.
PLAVIX is the #1 prescribed antiplatelet medicine.* The effectiveness of PLAVIX has been proven and the safety profile supported by 3 large clinical studies involving 77,000 patients who have had a heart attack or been hospitalized with heart-related chest pain.
* IMS Health, NPA Plus™, TRxs. February 2010.
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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