News related to Zegerid (Omeprazole) and/or conditions it is approved for
FDA Announces New Warning On Plavix: Avoid Use With Prilosec/Prilosec OTC
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2009.11.19]
Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17. New data suggest that when patients take both Prilosec and Plavix, Plavix's ability to block platelet aggregation (anti-clotting effect) may be reduced by about half.
AHA: FDA Drops Clopidogrel Bomb at AHA
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology [2009.11.17]
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has issued a public health advisory warning patients and physicians that concommitant use of clopidogrel (Plavix) and omeprazole (Prilosec and Prilosec OTC) blunts the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel, so the combination should be avoided.
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