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If there is a high risk of gastro-intestinal bleeding, a proton pump inhibitor can be added. Clopidogrel [ 1 , 3 ] Clopidogrel is a thienopyridine. It inhibits the bin...
Most people who have a cardiovascular disease (for example, angina, peripheral arterial disease, or a previous heart attack, transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or stroke) take a low-dose aspirin (75 mg)...
Medicines A medicine called clopidogrel is usually advised. This does not help with symptoms of PAD but helps to prevent blood clots (thromboses) forming in blood vessels (arteries). , P...
'Dual antiplatelet therapy' is required for patients with coronary stents, to reduce the risk of stent thrombosis: This normally comprises aspirin and clopidogrel. The duration o...
In such cases offer prasugrel or ticagrelor with aspirin, unless the bleeding risk is high, in which case use clopidogrel and aspirin. For patients with unstable angina or NSTEMI undergoin...
You may be advised not to take any medicines that affect blood clotting , such as aspirin, clopidogrel , d abigatran , rivaroxaban , edoxaban , apixaban , warfarin before the bio...
You are already taking aspirin (including low-dose aspirin ) or clopidogrel . You are taking these painkillers for long periods - say, for over two weeks continuously.
If you take clopidogrel (another medicine which thins the blood by its effect on platelets), you will usually be asked to stop it several days before planned surgery.
Treatments include the following: Medication Medicines are used to: Thin the blood and prevent blood clots forming in the heart and elsewhere in the body (eg, aspirin, clopidogrel...
Patients with TIA or ischaemic stroke (not due to AF) should be on clopidogrel (only use modified-release dipyridamole in combination with aspirin if clopidogrel is not tolerated). [...
Consider prophylaxis with low-dose aspirin (clopidogrel if unable to take aspirin), particularly in patients with antiphospholipid or antiprothrombin antibodies. , Antiplatelet aspirin Antiph...
For example, if you take aspirin , clopidogrel or warfarin , you will need specific instructions. The day of the operation You should receive clear instructions about if and when yo...
Medicines such as aspirin and clopidogrel , prasugrel , or ticagrelor are prescribed after an angioplasty to prevent blood clots from forming in the stent.
Aspirin 75 mg daily with modified-release dipyridamole 200 mg twice daily should be used for those who are unable to tolerate clopidogrel: Aspirin 75 mg daily should be used if both ...
The antiplatelet agents aspirin, clopidogrel, and aspirin plus dipyridamole have been shown to reduce major cardiovascular events. , Peripheral vascular disease Peripheral arterial disease In...
The most commonly used long-term antiplatelet medicine following a stroke or TIA is clopidogrel . Sometimes medication to protect your stomach lining may be used alongside aspirin or clop...
Therefore, one or more of the following treatments may be advised: warfarin; heparin; dabigatran; apixaban; rivaroxaban; aspirin; clopidogrel; dipyridamole; compression stockings. The exac...
Consider clopidogrel monotherapy for patients with aspirin hypersensitivity. Consider clopidogrel for patients with unstable angina or NSTEMI as part of dual antiplatelet therapy ...
Another antiplatelet medicine called clopidogrel is usually given long-term after the initial treatment. Blood pressure control . , Anticoagulation Stroke Transient ischaemic attack Ant...
Patients on aspirin or clopidogrel for secondary prevention of CVD with stable coronary heart disease (one definition being symptom-free for >12 months following acute myocardial infarctio...