Plavix, Heartburn Drugs Safe Together for Some Heart Patients - Bloomberg

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Plavix, Heartburn Drugs Safe Together for Some Heart Patients - Bloomberg

Some heart patients who are at higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding should be given Plavix, the world's second-biggest selling drug, and heartburn medications, despite concerns about using the treatments together, three medical groups said.

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Some patients can safely take Plavix or Nexium and Prilosec together, heart societies say - latimes.com

latimes.com — “The Food and Drug Administration last year warned patients who are taking the anti-clotting drug Plavix against taking the acid-reducing medications Prilosec or Nexium with it because either of the proton pump inhibitors could reduce Plavix's efficacy, but a new consensus document issued Monday by three medical groups says that the benefits of the combination sometimes outweigh the potential risks.” View full resource at latimes.com