Classes
Aspirin / Clopidogrel
DAE Class; Rx
Common Brand Names; CO-PLAVIX
Description
Antithrombotic agents, platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. Heparin.
Indications
- Recent stroke treatment
- Non-st-segment elevation treatment of acute coronary syndromes
- Treatment of st-elevation myocardial infarction acute coronary syndrome
- Treatment of recent myocardial infarction
- Treatment of peripheral arterial disease is established
- Fever
- Pain
- Rheumatic fever
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Pericarditis
Contraindications
- Allergic to it or any of its ingredients
- Any breathing problems
- Children below 1 year
- Enlarged prostate gland
- History of asthma
- Hypertension
- Hyperthyroidism
- Ischemic heart disease
- Liver or kidney diseases
- asthma
Adverse Effects
- Thrombocytopenic thrombotic purpura
- Bleeding
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Agranulocytosis
- Aplastic anemia
- Pancytopenia
- Gastrointestinal and retroperitoneal bleeding
- Fever
- Cooperative wound bleeding
- Acute liver failure
- Hypersensitivity reaction
- Muscle bleeding
- Fatal intracranial hemorrhage
- Eye bleeding
- Confusion
- Hallucinations
- Bronchospasm
- Respiratory tract bleeding
- Glomerulopathy
- Maculopapular or erythematous rash
- Vasculitis
- Skin bleeding
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dyspepsia
- Gastric erosion
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Dizziness
- Urticaria
- Gastric ulcer
- Reye’s syndrome
Warnings
- You can bruise and bleed more easily
- Heartburn
- Discontinue use if fever does not improve after 3 days
- Discontinue use if pain does not improve within 10 days
- Discontinue use if stomach bleeding, wait for you stool, new symptoms occur
- It may take longer than usual for the bleeding to stop
- Report to the doctor excessive bleeding, or blood in the stool or urine
- Report unexplained fever, weakness, extreme paleness of the skin, purple skin patches, yellowing of the skin or eyes, or neurological changes
- Drink plenty of water while taking this medicine
- Increased risk of bleeding
Pregnancy and Lactation
Pregnancy: No clinical data on exposure to CoPlavix during pregnancy are available
How supplied
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid.) / Clopidogrel
Tablets
- Aspirin 75 mg, Clopidogrel 75 mg