Hello Thanks for writing to HCM The fundamental goal of treatment should be the prevention of the important endpoints of hypertension, such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Patient age, associated clinical conditions and end-organ damage also play a part in determining dosage and type of medication administered I think your doctor s prescription is based on your health condition clopitab and Plavix are generic names of same drug clopidogril , i couldn t comment on the effectiveness as both tablets have th same drug Discuss this with your doctor and then decide. Hope i have answered your query. Get well soon.