P2Y12 Antiplatelet Drugs (Plavix / Brilinta)
Common brand names: Plavix (clopidogrel), Effient (prasugrel), Brilinta (ticagrelor)
No nutrient depletion A fall in a nutrient's level caused by a medication, for example through reduced absorption or increased loss. is listed against this medication.
At a glance
P2Y12 drugs, such as Plavix and Brilinta, keep platelets from sticking together, which lowers the chance of a clot after a heart attack or a stent. This site lists no nutrient they are known to lower. Some supplements carry a bleeding caution on their own pages. This page does not tell anyone to start, stop or change a medicine.
Nutrients it can lower
EBL lists no nutrient that this medication is shown to lower. The record exists so that what is listed below reaches anyone who enters this medication. Nothing on record is not proof that it lowers nothing.
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