Plavix comes as an oral tablet. It belongs to a group of drugs called platelet inhibitors. And it’s available in a generic form called clopidogrel. Your doctor will recommend that you take Plavix ...

If you're taking Plavix to prevent a heart attack or stroke, lay off the Prilosec, the Food and Drug Administration says. It turns out that the popular heartburn pill Prilosec cuts the effectiveness ...

Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17. New data ...

Plaintiffs say the blood-thinning product made by Bristol-Myers Squibb has caused excessive bleeding, brain injuries, and even death. Share on Pinterest Legal action is apparently moving forward ...

Plavix (clopidogrel) is a medication used to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with peripheral artery disease or acute coronary syndrome. Common side effects include bleeding (such ...

CHMP issues positive opinion for use of Plavix with aspirin in adults within 24 hours of minor ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack Positive opinion based on clinical data ...

A generic form of the Bristol-Myers Squibb anticoagulant Plavix saw launch by Canadian generic drug maker Apotex, delivering a big blow to BMS. The launch came today, shortly after BMS noted in a ...

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is preparing to sell its own generic version of the blockbuster heart medicine Plavix in France, a company spokesman said on Monday. Plavix, ...

Allergies to Plavix, also know by its chemical name, Clopidogrel occur in about six percent of patients given the drug, vital for the prevention of life-threatening stent thrombosis after angioplasty ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Schweizerhall news every morning. Shares in Sanofi-Aventis, the French pharmaceutical group, fell nearly 6 per cent on unexpected ...