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Question: plavix vs aggrenox
| dinobub
- Fri Jan 26, 2007 8:59 pm |
Dear Doctor -- I am a 66yo male ischemic Stroke victim, which happened in Nov. 05. I have since been treated with Plavix once a day, and I have, on my own, also added Aspirin, 325 mg once a day, which may be a bit risky.
I have since been told by 2 other neurologists that they would have started me on Aggrenox instead of Plavix. The best I can find out by internet research is that Plavix acts by coating platelets with a smooth surface so they won’t stick together, and the active ingredient in Aggrenox, ER-DP, acts as a vasodilator. Is there any information or study addressing the theory that a combination of these would add symbiotically ?
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