DALLAS, TX — Long-term ischemic and bleeding risks climb with advancing age in elderly patients medically managed for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), as might be expected, but adding low-dose ...

INDIANAPOLIS and TOKYO, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- In a Phase II study, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients on maintenance clopidogrel/aspirin therapy who were switched to prasugrel (Efient® - either ...

ORLANDO, FL—Patients with coronary artery disease who need to switch from ticagrelor to clopidogrel after PCI should receive a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel between 12 and 24 hours following ...

Aspirin is the foundation antiplatelet therapy for patients at risk of cardiovascular events. The thienopyridine, clopidogrel, is modestly more effective than aspirin and in patients with stroke seems ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who underwent PCI with a drug-eluting stent and took dual antiplatelet therapy for 6 to 18 months, ...

A single lot of 75-mg clopidogrel tablets that was distributed nationwide is being recalled by the manufacturer due to mislabeling. International Laboratories, LLC voluntarily initiated the recall ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who had PCI with a drug-eluting stent, DAPT with indobufen plus ...

October 1, 2007 (Bridgewater/Princeton, NJ)-The US FDA has approved a new 300-mg tablet of clopidogrel (Plavix, Sanofi-aventis/Bristol-Myers Squibb) for use as a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a medical journalist covering cardiology news. The newer antiplatelet agent prasugrel was no better than the old standby ...

Whether bivalirudin is superior to unfractionated heparin in patients with stable or unstable angina who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after pretreatment with clopidogrel is unknown ...

Golden State Medical Supply, Incorporated (GSMS, Inc.) - Camarillo, CA has initiated a voluntary recall of the products listed in the table below because a report was received that a bottle containing ...