Researchers reported that clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes for people with heart conditions.

The commonly prescribed blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes in people who already have at least some degree of heart disease, ...

Emerging evidence suggests a better option already exists. A recent meta-analysis by an international team of cardiologists ...

PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is preparing to sell its own generic version of the blockbuster heart medicine Plavix in France, a company spokesman said on Monday. Plavix, ...

In addition, there were no significant differences between the drug groups in the percent of patients who died or were hospitalized for any reason; had a stroke or transient ischemic attack ; or who ...

The Justice Department is investigating a deal between two large brand-name drug makers and a generic company. The deal allegedly was made to keep a cheaper, generic form of Plavix off the market for ...

Starting in October, drug companies will start rolling out generic versions of several widely used but expensive drugs. The top two sellers are the cholesterol drug Lipitor and the blood-thinner ...

How the influx of generics is bad for drug makers but good for you. July 25, 2011— -- intro: Ten of the world's top-selling prescription drugs are about to get cheaper. Over the next 17 months, ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) and Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) now have the upper hand in an upcoming patent trial over their blockbuster heart drug Plavix, if Thursday’s court injunction in the case is any ...