Word: clopidogrel
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APRES ASPIRIN A blood thinner called clopidogrel can reduce the risk of fatal and nonfatal heart attacks and strokes 20% in folks with unstable angina, according to a study of 12,500 subjects worldwide. Clopidogrel is already used after angioplasty procedures--Vice President Dick Cheney took it--but this latest study may make it the most significant advance in the management of heart disease since aspirin. If only clopidogrel were as cheap: it costs about $3 a pill...
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