Stroke: Medications

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  • Aspirin and dipyridamole

    11/28/07, Healthwise

    Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have any symptoms of bleeding in your stomach or intestines. Symptoms include weakness or fainting, black, bloody, or tarry stools, and coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee g

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  • Aspirin for heart attack and unstable angina

    05/14/07, Healthwise

    Aspirin works quickly (within 15 minutes) to prevent the formation of blood clots, decreasing the risk for heart attack or stroke.

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  • Antiplatelets for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)

    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Aspirin is an antiplatelet medicine that decreases blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (platelets) from sticking together and forming blood clots.

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  • Clopidogrel

    06/18/08, Healthwise

    Clopidogrel keeps your blood from coagulating (clotting) to prevent unwanted blood clots that can occur with certain heart or blood vessel conditions. Because of this drug action, clopidogrel can make it easier for you to bleed, even from a minor inj

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  • Safety Tips When Taking Anticoagulants

    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Anticoagulants, often called blood thinners, are medicines that slow the clotting of blood. They do not actually thin the blood but increase the time it takes a blood clot to form. Anticoagulants help prevent existing blood clots from bec

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  • Ticlopidine (oral)

    09/22/04, Healthwise

    It may take longer than usual for you to stop bleeding, even from minor wounds. Contact your doctor if you experience unusual, prolonged, or severe bleeding or bruising.

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  • Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) - Medications

    02/26/08, Healthwise

    Your doctor will probably prescribe several medicines after you have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Medicines to prevent blood clots are typically used, because blood clots can cause TIAs and strokes.

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  • Aspirin for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)

    07/06/07, Healthwise

    Aspirin is an antiplatelet medicine that decreases blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (platelets) from sticking together and forming blood clots.

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  • Anticoagulants for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)

    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Although anticoagulants are often called blood thinners, they do not really thin blood. Warfarin prevents the production of certain proteins that are necessary for blood to clot. Heparin and newer low-molecular-weight heparins interfere w

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  • Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) for stroke

    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) dissolves blood clots.

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