The antiaggregating properties of this compound are well known and, very recently, new results have clarified its mechanism of action
The active metabolite irreversibly blocks the P2Y 12
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack), recent stroke, or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular
Clopidogrel (Plavix) Clopidogrel (Plavix®) is an antiplatelet drug you can take to prevent blood clots
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease
Clopidogrel (kloe pid' oh grel) is an inhibitor of adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation and is used widely to decrease the risk of myocardial infarction and stoke in patients who have
They are used in the prophylaxis of patients undergoing vascular grafting or percutaneous angioplasty, in the medical management of acute coronary syndromes, and in long-term prevention of
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel has been shown to reduce cardiovascular events in patients with ACS
primary gastrointestinal end-point: GIH, symptomatic GU, erosions, obstruction or perforation
In addition, clopidogrel is recommended in combination with aspirin for up to 12 mo in patients with acute coronary
Clopidogrel is indicated to reduce the risk of myocardial infarction for patients with non-ST elevated acute coronary syndrome (ACS), patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction, and in recent MI, stroke, or established peripheral arterial disease
As a prodrug, it often requires hepatic conversion and leads to onset delay of metabolites with a wide variability of platelet inhibition between individuals, Context and objective: Clopidogrel (CLP) is a prodrug which is widely used as a platelet aggregation inhibitor
Experiments in rats have demonstrated that Clopidogrel use was associated with a decreased incidence of all cancers, including colorectal cancer, which was reduced by 20–30% [ 80, 81 ]
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Compared to aspirin, clopidogrel when taken alone causes less severe bleeding and less intracranial hemorrhage
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Irreversibly inhibits cyclooxygenase enzymes (COX-1, COX-2) Reduces thromboxane A2 synthesis by platelets
Plavix at recommended doses forms less of the active metabolite and so has a
It is proposed that the inhibition involves a defect in the mobilization from the storage sites of the platelet granules to the outer membrane
This action is irreversible; therefore, platelets exposed to clopidogrel are inhibited for their life spans