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| ==List of indications==
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| <font size="4">[[Clopidogrel instructions for administration#Recent MI, Recent Stroke, or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease|Recent MI, Recent Stroke, or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease]]</font>
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| <font size="4">[[Clopidogrel instructions for administration#Acute Coronary Syndrome|Acute Coronary Syndrome]]</font>
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| ==Recent MI, Recent Stroke, or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease==
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| The recommended daily dose of Plavix is 75 mg once daily.
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| ''[[Clopidogrel instructions for administration#List of indications|Return to top]]''
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| ==Acute Coronary Syndrome==
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| For patients with [[acute coronary syndrome]] ([[unstable angina]] / non-Q-wave MI), Plavix should be initiated with a single 300-mg loading dose and then continued at 75 mg once daily. [[Aspirin]] (75 mg-325 mg once daily) should be initiated and continued in combination with Plavix. In CURE, most patients with [[Acute Coronary Syndrome]] also received [[heparin]] acutely.
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| '''Plavix can be administered with or without food.'''
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| No dosage adjustment is necessary for elderly patients or patients with renal disease.
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| ''[[Clopidogrel instructions for administration#List of indications|Return to top]]''
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| {{FDA}}
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