CLAP

What CLAP (Clopidogrel) is used for

Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet medicine, often called a blood thinner. Platelets are tiny blood cells that stick together to plug a cut. Clopidogrel makes them less sticky, so harmful clots are less likely to form inside narrowed or hardened blood vessels. This lowers the chance of a heart attack or stroke. It comes as tablets and is a prescription medicine. A doctor may give it on its own, together with low-dose aspirin, or in place of aspirin.

• Lowering the risk of another heart attack or stroke in people who have already had one
• After unstable angina (severe chest pain) or a heart attack
• After a stroke, or a mini-stroke (TIA)
• Peripheral arterial disease (poor blood flow to the legs)
• Hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis)
• After a heart or blood vessel procedure, such as having a stent put into a heart artery

Side effects, warnings and interactions for Clopidogrel

Prepared from the sources listed by the MedInfoBase team. General information, not medical advice: it gives no doses. Your doctor or pharmacist decides the medicine and dose for you.