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What is plavix (clopidogrel) used for?
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Plavix (clopidogrel): Plavix (clopidogrel) is a blood thinner.
Answered 7/3/2017
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↓ Blood Clotting: Plavix (clopidogrel) inhibits platelets (usually the first step in blood clotting) from becoming activated: sticking to tissue, attracting other platelets to stick & activating the 12 clotting proteins (which act in a chain reaction) to form thrombin which polymerizes & ties everything together into clots. Plavix (clopidogrel) has no affect on blood viscosity; it is an anti-coagulant; it does not thin blood viscosity.
Answered 7/3/2017
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