Indianapolis and Tokyo (ots/PRNewswire) – In a Phase II study, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients on maintenance clopidogrel/aspirin therapy who were switched to prasugrel (Efient(R) – either 10 mg maintenance dose [MD] or 60 mg loading dose [LD] followed by 10 mg MD) plus aspirin demonstrated a statistically significant greater reduction in Maximal Platelet Aggregation [...]
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Efient(R) Exhibited Greater Antiplatelet Activity than High Dose Clopidogrel in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
Orlando, Florida, November 15 (ots/PRNewswire) – Results from a new study showed patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who also had coronary artery disease (CAD) and received a 60 mg loading dose and 10 mg maintenance dose of Efient(R) (prasugrel) achieved significantly greater platelet inhibition compared with a 600 mg loading dose and 150 mg [...]
New Large-Scale, Global Study Provides Additional Information About an Intensified Dose-Regimen of PLAVIX(R) in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients Undergoing Angioplasty
Paris, and Princeton, New Jersey (ots/PRNewswire) – -No added benefit on the composite primary end-point with the higher dose when entire ACS study population considered- -Important new findings with higher loading dose of PLAVIX(R) for heart patients undergoing coronary angioplasty (PCI)- Today, the OASIS study group will present initial results of the CURRENT-OASIS 7 clinical [...]
