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my mother takes aggrenox to prevent ministrokes. what is effect?

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Dr. William Dapper answered

Dentistry 36 years experience

Coagulation modifier: Coagulation modifiers decrease the chances of a blood clot becoming dislodged and blocking the circulation to the brain.

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