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What is Clopidogrel?

Clopidogrel is a potent oral antiplatelet agent often used in the treatment of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Prevent blood clotting 30 10 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 27 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Heart Attack 19 2 Efficacy_major
arterial disease 9 2 Efficacy_major
Stroke 5 0
Increase effect of another treatment 5 0

See all 130 patients currently taking Clopidogrel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 4
Mild
 5
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Clopidogrel

Bruising 3
Bleed easily 1
Edema in feet 1
Bruise easily 1
Problems with focusing eyes 1
Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Clopidogrel. See all 12 dosages ►

  daily 0.05 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 mcg daily 1 other daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 114 Number of Patients: 114 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Clopidogrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 52%
Course of treatment ended 8   Course of treatment ended: 28%
Other 4   Other: 14%
Did not seem to work 2   Did not seem to work: 7%
Expense 2   Expense: 7%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 7%

See all 29 patients who’ve stopped taking Clopidogrel

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Clopidogrel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Clopidogrel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Clopidogrel

Always
 25 96%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 4%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Clopidogrel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 12%
Not at all
 23 88%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Clopidogrel

$200+
 1 9%
$100-199
 3 27%
$50-99
 1 9%
$25-49
 2 18%
< $25
 4 36%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.