Clopidogrel

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Clopidogrel


  • antiplatelet drug

Uses

  • prevention of atherosclerotic events in peripheral arterial disease
  • within 35 days of MI
  • within 6 months of stroke
  • (with aspirin) acute coronary syndrome / unstable angina

Side Effects

  • bleeding
  • abdominal discomfort
  • nausea
  • vomiting
  • diarrhoea
  • constipation
  • gastric / duodenal ulceration
  • headache
  • dizziness
  • vertigo
  • paraesthesia
  • rash
  • pruritus
  • hepatic / biliary disorders
  • blood disorders
    • neutropenia
    • thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
    • ?aplastic anaemia
 

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