Will aspirin benefit as good as plavix for heart.?!
Question: taking plavix but expensive ,will aspirin replace it..
Answers: taking plavix but expensive ,will aspirin replace it..
Plavix is expensive. If you have drug eluding stents and were prescribed Plavix after they were put in, do not discontinue your Plavix until okay'd by your cardiologist. Plavix is crucial to take in the setting of drug eluding stents for at least 12 months. (On occassion, some will allow you stop it for surgery or procedure temporarily before then.)
Plavix works as an adjuct to aspirin to keep stents patent. If you stop it too soon, you risk having your stent clot off and having a big heart attack. Please check with your doctor before stopping it.
If you do not have a prescription plan or insurance, call the doctors office and see if you can apply for free plavix through the drug company. Also, some offices have samples of Plavix that they will give out. (They go FAST in our office, so people don't get many, but every bit helps.)
Hope this helps.
Ask your Doctor before you make any change like that! KJL
For the most part yes. Plavix is usually used if aspirin cannot be used as in a allergy. They do work by 2 different mechanisms though, but basically they affect your platelets so they do not form clots.
But you should consult your doctor before any changes
Not exactly. You can take one baby aspirin or 84 mg daily but not the same as taking Plavix. See if your doctor can prescribe a generic equivalent.
I don't know if the aspirin good as Plavix, you better ask your doctor for that. And Plavix shouldn't be expensive if you have a prescription insurance, I pay only $10 per prescription. Asprin about 100 mg a day is good to prevent heart attack. Why did u take the Plavix, what was your diagnose, i had an anxiety and the doctor today prescribed me Plavix, it has a lot of side affect , did you experience something like that?Consult your doctor, call her, don't just stop taking Plavix.
There is much more comprehensive information to support the long term use of aspirin rather than Plavix as an anti-platelet drug and it remains the drug of choice. However in certain circumstances, for example after heart surgery both drugs are used together.