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49 min ago | Heart Info

Plavix works just as well in men and women: study

Results from a new analysis of major clinical trial data suggest that the popular clot-busting drug Plavix is nearly equally effective in both men and women.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication

Sun Nov 22, 2009

MediLexicon

AstraZeneca Submits US New Drug Application For Brilinta...

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials AstraZeneca announced it has submitted a New Drug Application to the US Food and Drug Administration for ticagrelor, an investigational oral antiplatelet treatment for the reduction of major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome .

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Food and Drug Administration, Law, Medicine, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

The Biotech Stock Blog

Competition in Blood-Thinners: Win-Win for Everyone Involved

The InVivo Blog has a good article on a controversy in the blood-thinning market.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Healthcare Law, Law

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Rehab Management

Aspirin alone as good as aspirin and clopidogrel after bypass

Aspirin alone is as effective as aspirin plus clopidogrel in keeping coronary artery bypass grafts open during the first year after surgery, according to a study released on Monday.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication

Zacks Analyst Blog

Pozen Initiates New Phase III

Analyst Report ) initiated phase III studies on PA-325/40, a fixed-dose combination of 325mg enteric coated aspirin and 40mg of immediate release omeprazole.

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Related Topix: Prilosec, Omeprazole (generic), Medication, Stroke, Health

Associated Content

Patient and Pharmaceutical Company Implications: Avoid Using Plavix with Prilosec/Prilosec OTC

As the general U.S. population continues to age, more individuals are taking two or more prescribed drugs with Over the Counter drugs.

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Related Topix: Prilosec, Omeprazole (generic), Medicine, Medication, Stroke, Health

Fri Nov 20, 2009

MediLexicon

VerifyNow(R) System Highlighted In POPular Study Comparing Platelet Reactivity Tests

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 20 Nov 2009 Accumetrics, Inc., developer of the VerifyNow System, the first point-of-care method for measuring platelet reactivity, announces that its market-leading VerifyNow P2Y12 Test was one of multiple methods evaluated in the POPular ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Health

BioSpace

AstraZeneca PLC Asks for U.S. Approval of Brilinta

AstraZeneca today announced it has submitted a New Drug Application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ticagrelor, an investigational oral antiplatelet treatment for the reduction of major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Medicine, AstraZeneca Group, Healthcare Industry, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Medication, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

Drug Store News

FDA: Anticlotting drugs, PPIs may adversely affect each other

ROCKVILLE,A Md. Patients taking an anticlotting drug should avoid the use of a drug for gastroesophageal reflux disease, the Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Prilosec, Omeprazole (generic), Stroke

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Journal Watch - Medicine that Matters

FDA: Clopidogrel's Antiplatelet Effect Can Be Halved by Omeprazole

The FDA is updating clopidogrel's label to warn against its concomitant use with the proton-pump inhibitor omeprazole.

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EDGEftlauderdale.com Health/Fitness Feed

Holiday Shopping Shape Up

How many times have you found yourself at the gym-in a group fitness class, let's say-and you're wondering where went the energy you possessed last night at the club? Why isn't this body conditioning class as high energy as you and your posse cavorting on the dance floor? Of course, if you've ever been in one of fitness guru Heather Cohen's House ...

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Pharmaceutical Online

Results From Two Phase II Trials Add To Understanding Of...

November 19, 2009 Ticagrelor data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Orlando, FL /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --AstraZeneca today announced the results of the phase II studies, ONSET/OFFSET and RESPOND for ticagrelor ) at the annual American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, FL, with ONSET/OFFSET study results ...

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Biotech, AstraZeneca Group, Medication

UPI

FDA: Don't use Plavix along with Prilosec

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients against using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec with the anti-clotting drug Plavix.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Prilosec, Omeprazole (generic), Stroke, Health

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Bioscience Technology

Clopidogrel (marketed as Plavix) and Omeprazole (marketed as Prilosec) - Drug Interaction

FDA notified healthcare professionals of new safety information concerning an interaction between clopidogrel , an anti-clotting medication, and omeprazole , a proton pump inhibitor used to reduce stomach acid.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Prilosec, Omeprazole (generic), Stroke, Health, Drug Testing

HealthDay

Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys

After years of little progress, three new trials suggest that the latest generation of blood thinners may outperform the old standbys warfarin and clopidogrel .

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Medication, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Sweden, World News, Stroke

EDGEdallas.com Health/Fitness Feed

FDA says heartburn drugs can interfere with Plavix

Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Stroke, Health, Kiss, Pop/Rock

ASHP

Omeprazole Decreases Effectiveness of Clopidogrel, FDA Says

Patients who are taking clopidogrel should avoid the concomitant use of omeprazole, a proton-pump inhibitor , because the latter drug diminishes the antiplatelet effects of clopidogrel, FDA announced today.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nexium, Esomeprazole (generic)

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Drugs.com

Ticagrelor (BRILINTAT) Demonstrated Greater Efficacy Over Clopidogrel ...

November 15, 2009 AstraZeneca today announced results of a PLATO sub-analysis in the most serious type of Acute Coronary Syndrome patients, those with ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction .

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Related Topix: Medication, Biotech, AstraZeneca Group, Stroke, Health

KBCI CBS 2

FDA says Prilosec can block benefits of Plavix

The Food and Drug Administration say the stomach-soothing drug Prilosec lowers the effectiveness of Plavix by half.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Heartburn, Health, Stroke

Health News Digest

New Anti-Clotting Medication Not More Effective than Standard Care

" Two large studies confirmed that an investigational, reversible anti-clotting medication failed to show greater effectiveness than clopidogrel or a placebo for patients undergoing a procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

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