Means "Clopidogrel" describes the instructions for use as an antiplatelet drug, which is based on a decrease in
platelet aggregation caused by various agonists. In addition, this medicine has a pronounced coronary dilating effect. Prolonged use of the drug "Clopidogrel" (instructions for use focuses on this particular attention) does not allow blood cells that begin to form blood clots to create aggregate aggregates. Thus, this tool reduces the risk of strokes and heart attacks that occur when a blood clot that forms in a narrow part of the artery blocks the blood flow and interferes with the flow of nutrients and oxygen to biological tissues.
To date, the drug "Clopidogrel" is exclusively in the form of round pink tablets. The composition of each dragee as a main component includes seventy-five milligrams of clopidogrel. Auxiliary ingredients are castor oil, pregelatinized starch, macrogol, anhydrous lactose,
magnesium stearate and microcrystalline cellulose. The composition of the shell includes polyethylene glycol 400 and 6000, hypromellose, titanium dioxide and aluminum varnish.
To take Clopidogrel tablets, the instructions for use advise in order to prevent stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial thrombosis, sudden vascular death and other ischemic disorders in patients with atherosclerosis. In addition, this drug is often prescribed in combination with acetylsalicylic acid to prevent the development of so-called "thrombotic complications" in the presence of acute coronary syndrome.
The use of Clopidogrel is not recommended for use by people with allergic reactions to clopidogrel or intolerance to any auxiliary components contained in its composition. Also, you should not take these tablets in patients with acute bleeding (for example, from peptic ulcer) or severe liver failure. The list of strict contraindications, in addition to all of the above, includes pregnancy, the age of eighteen years and the period of lactation. In case of lactase deficiency or lactose intolerance, similarly, do not take Clopidogrel tablets. With great care, cardiologists prescribe this medicine to patients with a diagnosis of "renal failure" or "moderate form of liver failure." In case of various pathological conditions that significantly increase the risk of bleeding, and a tendency to them, you should also not use the drug "Clopidogrel". And finally, it is not recommended to take this drug at the same time with the medicines "Warfarin", "Heparin" and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.