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   			ISSUE 1337
May 3, 2010
                			
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				In Brief: Poor Metabolizers of Clopidogrel (Plavix)
May 3, 2010 (Issue: 1337)
				The FDA has required the manufacturer of Plavix, an antiplatelet drug used in addition to aspirin to prevent cardiovascular events in high-risk patients,1 to add a boxed warning to the package insert about the risk of a poor response to the drug in...more
        			
        			
				
				
        			
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