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Drug Combo May Reduce Risk of Second Stroke: Study
After small or mini-stroke, aspirin plus Plavix tied to lower odds of another event
Source: WebMD Health - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Drug May Be Safer Option Against Repeat Stroke
The risk of another stroke caused by a blood clot was halved for patients who took the drug Pletal plus aspirin or clopidogrel, versus those who took aspirin or clopidogrel alone.
Source: WebMD Health - February 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
Conclusion If you’ve been diagnosed with AF and you have been prescribed anticoagulant treatments such as warfarin or clopidogrel, we already know they protect you against having a stroke. This study suggests they may also help to protect you against dementia. Cutting the risk of dementia for people who have a raised risk because of AF would be an exciting step forward. Unfortunately, we can’t tell from this study whether the protection against dementia was down to the anticoagulants, because of the possible effect of unmeasured confounding factors. Usually, we would want to see a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to f...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 25, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news

Millions of adults skip medications due to their high cost
Medications can do wonderful things, from fighting infection to preventing stroke and warding off depression. But medications don’t work if they aren’t taken. Some people don’t take their medications as prescribed because they forget, or are bothered by side effects. A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics shines the light on another reason: some people can’t pay for their medications. The survey, by NCHS researchers Robin A. Cohen and Maria A. Villarroel, found that about 8% of adult Americans don’t take their medicines as prescribed because they can’t afford them. I...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - January 30, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Howard LeWine, M.D. Tags: Drugs and Supplements medication costs Source Type: news

ASK THE DOCTOR: Do I really need to keep taking my stroke tablets? 
Graham had a transient ischaemic attack ten months ago and wonders whether he still needs to take clopidogrel. Dr Scurr advises.
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Real-world data confirm benefits of ticagrelor in ACS
A prospective study of more than 45,000 patients with acute coronary syndromes has shown that the risk of death or readmission with myocardial infarction or stroke is 15% lower with ticagrelor than with clopidogrel.
Source: MedWire News - July 26, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Acute coronary syndromes Source Type: news

Why 5,000 People Are Suing Over Plavix
Legal action is apparently moving forward involving lawsuits filed by thousands of people who say they suffered serious injuries by taking the once-heralded blood-thinning drug Plavix. The California Supreme Court ruled late last month that eight product liability lawsuits against Plavix manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb and Plavix distributor McKesson Corporation can proceed in San Francisco Superior Court. Those eight cases involved 678 plaintiffs. They may soon be joined by a multitude of other cases, involving about 5,000 plaintiffs, that have been filed around the country. There is no word yet on whether Bristol-My...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - September 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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