Active Ingredient: Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel is indicated in adult patients suffering from myocardial infarction (from a few days until less than 35 days).
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
Oral
75 - 300 mg
From 75 To 300 mg once every day
300 mg
75 mg
In patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome:
ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: clopidogrel should be given as a single daily dose of 75 mg initiated with a 300 mg loading dose in combination with ASA and with or without thrombolytics. For patients over 75 years of age clopidogrel should be initiated without a loading dose. Combined therapy should be started as early as possible after symptoms start and continued for at least four weeks. The benefit of the combination of clopidogrel with ASA beyond four weeks has not been studied in this setting.
If a dose is missed:
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