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Why Effient Instead Of Plavix

Premium Questions

Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

is it unwise to mix nexium with Plavix ? I had stents put in two and one half months ago and was given Brilanta and aspirin . XXXXXXX bleeding then began. now being prescribed Plavix no aspirin and 40 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta MD

resistant to Plavix after having been on it for 14 years with no heart episodes? Is Effient that much better ... blocking up downstream and I needed a double by-pass which was done(2000). I was put on... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Luchuo Engelbert Bain MD

Meroprolol Tartrate 50mg, Omeprazole 50 mg, atorvastatin calcium 40mg and Plavix 75mg. Plavix was added when ... couldn't tolerate the baby aspirin . He's told the Dr.s he wants to change and he may start on... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

will want you off Effient don't ever let them take you off. I'm a Nurse and asked why? He said the ... endeavor. VA changed me to Plavix 2 years ago. Every Doctor now says I can come off the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr.    Muhammad Ahmad MD

Taking Effient following 3 stents......bowel movements have changed to more frequent with loose ... ....Effient literature doesn't mention these as side effects.....What else could cause these symptoms? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ahmad ( General & Family Physician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Jaydeep Nanda MD

Can taking Effient cause severe weight gain? I had a third stent placed in the same place in my heart in early June 2014 and was taken off Plavix and put on Effient and since then I have gained 30 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jaydeep Nanda ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Mohammed Taher Ali MD

i have a stent and have been on effient for 3 months with 325 mg aspirin. the time now is for Plavix. I have been deemed a rapid metabolizer of Plavix. 75 mg is prescribed for 6 months. then, 37.5 mg ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

CABG. Have been taking Effient for several years (anaphylaxis to Plavix) but can not afford any longer ... to Plavix, that I can change to Brilinta w/o having a reaction? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. CHANDRA DIPTI SACHAN MD

age59 wt156 heart attack 9/24/10 11 months on plavix 8 days i have been on effient for 7 days now i have a large bruise on my arm not sure if i did something or not i dont recall doing anything when i ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. CHANDRA DIPTI SACHAN ( Homeopath)
Dr.       Dorina Gurabardhi MD

I take Effient 10mg daily since 2012. B for that i took Plavix for 4 years. I just NOW, 1/2 hr ago , took a 2nd dose, of Eff 10mg, approx 5 hours AFTER i had taken the proper daily dose of 10 mg. Im not ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi ( General & Family Physician)