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What Is Clopidogrel Bisulfate?

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2015

Question: What is clopidogrel bisculfate, what is if for and what are its side effects

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
medication against vessel thrombosis

Detailed Answer:
Hi and welcome to HCM.

Clopidogrel bisulfate is a drug that affects trombocytes and lowers thromosis development so it prevents heart attacks, strokes, and i sused to treat peripheral vascular disease and pain in legs. It rarely causes side effects and these include collection of blood under the skin, deep, dark purple bruise, itching, pain, redness, or swelling in arms and legs. Other serious side effects are rarity.

Wish you good health. Regards

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (3 hours later)

What are the SIDE EFFECTS of the drug?

What are the most common side effects?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Ivan Romich (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
most common are hematomas

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Most common side effects are hematomas, as I wrote. So patient may expect easy bruisings on arms and legs even after minor hit. This is not serious, but since blood will be thinner,this is common effect of clopidogrel. Other side effects such as stomach pain,nausea, headache are less common but possible.

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