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(AP) -- The makers of Plavix, the world's second best-selling medication, said Tuesday they will retain exclusive U.S. marketing rights to the blood thinner for an additional six months, under a decision by U.S. health regulators. http://phys.org/news215190857.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:15:13 EST news215190857 (AP) -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. posted a slight decline in third-quarter profit Tuesday as its restrained spending was offset by flat sales of its drugs, lower income from its partners and bigger discounts to government because of the health care overhaul. http://phys.org/news207312922.html Medicine & Health Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:20:01 EST news207312922 New findings by McMaster University researchers contradict earlier reports that people with a certain genetic make-up don't benefit from the blood-thinner clopidogrel, also known as Plavix. http://phys.org/news202302875.html Medicine & Health Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:15:26 EST news202302875 Companion animals that have a long-term need for anticoagulant drug therapies may soon find help in a top-selling antiplatelet drug marketed to humans: clopidogrel, commonly known by the trade-name Plavix. http://phys.org/news198345749.html Biology Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:30:01 EST news198345749 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. http://phys.org/news187628599.html Medicine & Health Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:03:46 EST news187628599 US Taxpayers may be on the hook for the high cost of drug advertising that does little to boost sales, according to a new study led by a University of British Columbia health policy researcher. http://phys.org/news178216980.html Medicine & Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:20:05 EST news178216980 (AP) -- Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke. http://phys.org/news177687676.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:50:18 EST news177687676 (PhysOrg.com) -- Two large studies confirmed that an investigational, reversible anti-clotting medication failed to show greater effectiveness than clopidogrel or a placebo for patients undergoing a procedure to open blocked coronary arteries, according to researchers at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. http://phys.org/news177679625.html Medicine & Health Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:40:03 EST news177679625 (AP) -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. said Tuesday it will compare the blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best selling drug, with the newer Effient. http://phys.org/news175268747.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:30:01 EST news175268747 (PhysOrg.com) -- A large head-to-head study of two anti-clotting medications for heart patients has found that the investigational compound ticagrelor (Brilinta) was more effective at reducing cardiovascular death than the current standard of care, clopidogrel (Plavix), according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://phys.org/news170863591.html Medicine & Health Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:11:03 EST news170863591 (AP) -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin - but possibly at a cost, according to new research released Sunday. http://phys.org/news170833009.html Medicine & Health Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:37:40 EST news170833009 Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a common gene variant carried by as many as a third of the general population that is believed to play a major role in determining why people do not respond to a popular anti-clotting medication, Plavix. If the medication doesn't work, patients are at increased risk for subsequent heart attacks, strokes and other serious cardiovascular problems. http://phys.org/news170436030.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:21:50 EST news170436030 (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly, though the drug must carry the agency's sternest warning because of its bleeding risks. http://phys.org/news166470860.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:10:01 EST news166470860 When plaques coating blood vessel walls rupture and expose collagen, platelets spring into action to form a blood clot at the damaged site. Now, a new report in the April 17th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, reveals how those life-threatening clots—a leading cause of death in the United States, Europe and other industrialized countries--get an early grip. The discovery might offer a new way to fight clot formation before it can even begin, according to the researchers. http://phys.org/news159105219.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:54:10 EST news159105219 (AP) -- Taking the blood thinner Plavix along with aspirin helped prevent strokes and heart attacks in people with a common heartbeat abnormality that puts them at high risk of these problems, doctors reported Tuesday. http://phys.org/news157716473.html Medicine & Health Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:08:23 EST news157716473