Skip to main content

Clopidogrel News

New Stroke Risk Down With Clopidogrel-Aspirin Initiated Within 72 Hours

THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 – Combined clopidogrel-aspirin therapy initiated within 72 hours after stroke onset leads to lower risk for new stroke at 90 days among patients with mild ischemic stroke or...

P2Y₁₂ Inhibitor Monotherapy Better Than Aspirin in Coronary Artery Disease

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – For patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke...

Ticagrelor-Acetylsalicylic Acid More Beneficial for Obese With Minor Stroke, TIA

MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – For patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) who carry the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele, those with obesity receive more clinical benefit from...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Golden State Medical Supply, Inc. Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Atenolol 25 mg Tablets and Clopidogrel 75 mg Tablets Due to a Label Mix-up

September 29, 2022, 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...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Clopidogrel Tablets USP, 75 mg by International Laboratories: Recall - Product Mislabeling

ISSUE: International Laboratories, LLC is voluntarily recalling Lot# 117099A of Clopidogrel Tablets, USP 75 mg, packaged in bottles of 30 tablets, to the consumer level due to mislabeling. The...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Plavix (clopidogrel): Drug Safety Communication - Long-term Treatment Does Not Change Risk of Death

ISSUE: An FDA review has determined that long-term use of the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel) does not increase or decrease overall risk of death in patients with, or at risk for, heart...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Long-term Antiplatelet Therapy: Safety Announcement - Preliminary Trial Data Shows Benefits But a Higher Risk of Non-Cardiovascular Death

[Posted 11/16/2014] ISSUE: FDA is evaluating preliminary data from a clinical trial showing that treatment for 30 months with dual antiplatelet blood-thinning therapy decreased the risk of heart...

Ask a question

To post your own question to this support group, sign in or create an account.

Further information

Related condition support groups

Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infarction, Heart Attack

Related drug support groups

Plavix

Clopidogrel patient information at Drugs.com