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

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

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