Clopidogrel (Plavix) may compete with prasugrel (Effient)
April 2008
Clopidogrel (Plavix) may compete with prasugrel (Effient).
They're both in the same class...thienopyridines.
Prasugrel is currently investigational in Canada. It will likely be approved in the U.S. first...as early as this summer.
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