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clopidogrel

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[kloh-pid-uh-grel] / kloʊˈpɪd əˌgrɛl /

noun

  1. Pharmacology. a drug used to prevent the formation of blood clots by inhibiting platelet aggregation.


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But a standard anti-clot drug, clopidogrel, works well for patients with certain genes only.

From BBC • May 18, 2023

Patients who have suffered minor strokes usually start taking two drugs, typically aspirin and clopidogrel, which prevent clotting.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2022

However, these individuals kept taking a medicine such as clopidogrel designed to prevent blood clots.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

“Following a stent insertion, patients have to take clopidogrel daily, often for life,” said Nilesh Desai, administrator of pharmacy and clinical operations at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2017

In addition, the guidelines now recommend ticagrelor and prasugrel as well as clopidogrel for use in addition to aspirin for stent patients.

From Forbes • Nov. 4, 2011

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