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Does Plavix Causes Stomach Distress And Suggest Me Some Other Affordable Medicine?

I have been on Plavix, but it has caused some stomach disttress, so I was switched to Pradaxa, which I can NOT afford right now. I am thinking that I should go back to Plavix and do more to eliminate the stomach distress such as a mor intensive stomach exercies routine, which helped considerably before. Any advice? Does Pradaxa have a generic?? Thanks, Joe
Mon, 24 Jun 2019
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Internal Medicine Specialist 's  Response
Hi,

Plavix (Clopidogrel) can cause Abdominal pain; dyspepsia; diarrhea; nausea etc. Each dose may be taken without regard to meals.
There is currently no therapeutically equivalent version of Pradaxa (dabigatran) available in the United States.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist
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Does Plavix Causes Stomach Distress And Suggest Me Some Other Affordable Medicine?

Hi, Plavix (Clopidogrel) can cause Abdominal pain; dyspepsia; diarrhea; nausea etc. Each dose may be taken without regard to meals. There is currently no therapeutically equivalent version of Pradaxa (dabigatran) available in the United States. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Tushar Kanti Biswas, Internal Medicine Specialist