Product Details
What is this medicine used for?
For the prevention of atherosclerotic events in patients with:
- History of recent myocardial infarction (within a few days until less than 35 days from occurrence), recent ischemic stroke (from 7 days until less than 6 months) or established peripheral arterial disease.
- Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina/ non-Q wave MI) including patients who are managed medically with percutaneous coronary intervention (with or without stent) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
It is given prophylactically as an alternative to aspirin in patients at risk of thromboembolic disorders such as myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease and stroke.
How much and how often should you use this medicine?
Recent MI or stroke, or established peripheral arterial disease
Recommended Dose: Orally, 75 mg once daily with or without food
Prophylaxis of thromboembolic events
Usual Dose: Orally, 75 mg once daily
Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina/ non-Q-wave MI)
Initiate a single 300 mg loading dose and then continue at 75 mg once daily in combination with Aspirin
A higher bleeding risk was associated with combined use of clopidogrel and aspirin. It is recommended that physicians monitor their patients through clinical and laboratory evaluation.
Or, as prescribed by a physician.
Contraindications
- Alcohol: increased risk of extreme blood pressure lowering
- Phenobarbital, Morphine: increased risk of extreme blood pressure lowering
- Metoprolol Atenolol, Bisoprolol: increased risk of extreme blood pressure lowering
Availability
Clopidogrel 75 mg Film-Coated Tablet – Box of 50’s (in flex foil by 10’s)
