Medications

Question 1

☆What are the 5 famous brand names of clopidogrel ? What’s class? Uses?dosage?

Answer 1

Common brand names include:
1. Plavix
2. Clopilet
3. Ceruvin
4. Clopivas
5. Deplatt
6. Clopidogrel bisulfate (generic name)

●Clopidogrel is an antiplatelet medication

● It works by inhibiting platelets from clumping together, thereby reducing the likelihood of clot formation.

Uses:

1. Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS):
   
   • Initial dose: 300 mg taken orally once.
   • Maintenance dose: 75 mg taken orally once daily.
2. Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events (e.g., in patients with a history of recent myocardial infarction, stroke, or established peripheral arterial disease):
   
   • Standard dose: 75 mg taken orally once daily.

Clopidogrel is often used in combination with aspirin, especially in patients with ACS.