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Active metabolite concentration of clopidogrel in patients taking different doses of aspirin: results of the interaction trial.
Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH - 1 Mar 2015
Liang Y, Hirsh J, Weitz J I, Sloane D, Gao P, Pare G, Zhu J, Eikelboom J W
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BACKGROUND: The CURRENT-OASIS-7 and PLATO trials suggest that the benefit of clopidogrel is influenced by the dose of aspirin. OBJECTIVE: To explore a potential pharmacokinetic interaction between aspirin and clopidogrel, and determinants of clopidogrel active metabolite (AM) levels. METHODS: In part 1, using a 2 × 2 factorial design, we randomized patients to clopidogrel 600 mg loading dose (LD) followed by 150...
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