CLOPIDOGREL (Plavix) 75 mg/tab, 28 tabs/pack

CLOPIDOGREL&nbsp- is used to prevent blood clots if you have chest pain, peripheral artery disease (poor circulation in your legs), a heart attack or stroke. This drug may be used as part of a combination therapy. That means you may need to take it with other drugs. Your doctor will decide if you should use this drug with other drugs, such as aspirin.

USES

• Blood thinner.
• Prevent heart attack and stroke.
• Treat new/worsening chest pain (new heart attack, unstable angina).
• Keeps blood vessels open and prevents blood clots after certain procedures (such as cardiac stent).

GUARANTEE &amp EXPIRY DATE
100% original from Hungarian pharmaceutical company Northern Star.
All packs are air tight sealed and expire up to 04.2027.

DESCRIPTION
Clopidogrel belongs to a class of drugs called platelet inhibitors or thienopyridine class inhibitors of P2Y12 ADP platelet receptors. A class of drugs is a group of medications that work in a similar way. These drugs are often used to treat similar conditions. Platelets are blood cells that help your blood clot normally. Clopidogrel helps prevent platelets from sticking together. This stops them from forming blood clots.

PACKAGING
CLOPIDOGREL comes in the form of tablets: 75 mg per tablet, 28 tablets per pack.

Active ingredient:
Clopidogrel hydrosulfate&nbsp- 75 mg.

Excipients:
Pregelatinized starch, anhydrous lactose (anhydrous milk sugar), macrogol (polyethylene glycol 6000). magnesium stearate. microcrystalline cellulose (PH 112), hydrogenated castor oil film coating composition: Selecout AQ &ndash 01673 (hypromellose (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), macrogol (polyethylene glycol 400), macrogol (polyethylene glycol 6000), titanium dioxide, aluminum varnish based on Ponceau dye 4 R).

DOSAGE
Orally, before or after food, without chewing, with some water.
Adult dosage (ages 18 years and older):

• Typical starting dosage: 300 mg, taken one time. Starting treatment without a loading dose will delay effects by several days.
• Maintenance dosage: 75 mg, taken once per day.

Child dosage (ages 0 to 17 years):

• This drug hasn&rsquot been studied in children and shouldn&rsquot be used in people younger than 18 years.

PRECAUTIONS

• Increased sensitivity to clopidogrel or any of the excipients of the drug.
• Severe liver failure.
• Acute bleeding, such as bleeding from a peptic ulcer or intracranial hemorrhage.
• Rare hereditary lactose intolerance, lactase deficiency and glucose-galactose malabsorption.
• Pregnancy and lactation (see. Pregnancy and the period of breastfeeding").
• Children under 18 years of age (safety and efficacy have not been established).

SIDE EFFECTS
Clopidogrel oral tablet can cause mild or serious side effects. The following list contains some of the key side effects that may occur while taking clopidogrel. This list does not include all possible side effects.
For more information on the possible side effects of clopidogrel, or tips on how to deal with a troubling side effect, talk with your doctor

STORAGE
Store in dry place at room temperature. Do not exceed storage temperature higher than 25 degrees Celcius. Keep away from direct sunlight. Keep locked and away from children.

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