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Pantoprazole: preferred PPI in patients taking clopidogrel

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

A new Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) study suggests that the interaction between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is clinically significant. The population-based case-control study included more than 13,500 patients (age 66 years or older) who were prescribed clopidogrel following hospital discharge after an acute myocardial infarction. Patients who also received a PPI (other [...]