Description
Clopidogrel belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet medicines. Platelets are very small blood cells that stick together to form blood clots. By preventing this sticking together, platelet antiplatelet agents reduce the risk of blood clots (a process called thrombosis).
Clopidogrel is taken by adults to prevent blood clots (clots) from forming in clogged blood vessels (arteries), a process known as atherothrombosis, which leads to atherothrombotic events (such as stroke, heart attack or death).
The recommended dose, including for patients with a condition called ‘ventricular fibrillation’ (irregular heartbeat), is one tablet of clopidogrel 75 mg a day, taken orally, with or without food, at the same time each day.
