Loprid

What Loprid (Clopidogrel with aspirin) is used for

Clopidogrel and low-dose aspirin are both antiplatelet medicines, sometimes called blood thinners. Platelets are tiny blood cells that help blood to clot. Clopidogrel makes platelets less sticky, and low-dose aspirin also helps prevent blood clots, so harmful clots are less likely to form in the arteries of the heart or brain. Taking the two together is called dual antiplatelet treatment. They can be taken as two separate tablets, and a combined tablet containing both is also available on prescription. Studies show the pair can prevent more clots than aspirin alone in some people, but bleeding is also more likely, so a specialist decides who needs both and for how long.

• After a heart attack or unstable angina (together called acute coronary syndrome), to help stop another heart attack
• After a stent (a small tube) is put into a narrowed heart artery
• After heart bypass surgery
• For a short time after a minor stroke or a high-risk mini-stroke (TIA), to help prevent another one
• The aim in each case is to prevent blood clots that can cause a heart attack, a stroke or death

Side effects, warnings and interactions for Clopidogrel with aspirin

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.