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Do These Heart Medications Have Any Side Effects?

Hello Doctor,
I had T.I.A three times during a period of one year. I have a very strong family history of heart attack. My doctor advised me to take the following medicines lifetime:
Rosuvastatin 20mg
Clopidogrel 75mg
Acetyl salicylic Acid+Calcium Carbonate+Anyhydrous Citric Acid 75mg
Please advise is there any side effects on taking the above medicines.
Age : 43 years
weight : 69

Thanks
Sham
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
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Dear Sham,
Every medication has side effects.
From your hystory it is assumed you really has to take the medication lifelong. Here harm/benefit ratio much more favours to benefit. So you should take them and monitor for side effects.
Main dangerous side effects of aspirin and clopidogrel is gastrointestinal bleeding, so you should be attentive, if you have minor bleeding refer to your doctor to prevent further complications.
For rosuvastatin you should monitor your liver enzymes. At the beginning you can monitor it once a month, if everything is normal, you can monitor once 6 months.

Take care

If you have further questions don't hesitate to ask

Regards,
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Do These Heart Medications Have Any Side Effects?

Dear Sham, Every medication has side effects. From your hystory it is assumed you really has to take the medication lifelong. Here harm/benefit ratio much more favours to benefit. So you should take them and monitor for side effects. Main dangerous side effects of aspirin and clopidogrel is gastrointestinal bleeding, so you should be attentive, if you have minor bleeding refer to your doctor to prevent further complications. For rosuvastatin you should monitor your liver enzymes. At the beginning you can monitor it once a month, if everything is normal, you can monitor once 6 months. Take care If you have further questions don t hesitate to ask Regards,