Once Plavix kicks in, its effects last for days. Even aspirin, which also thins the blood, remains effective for the entire, 45-day lifespan of a platelet, the type of blood cell involved in clotting.

TRENTON, N.J. -- Patients taking the popular blood thinner Plavix now have the option of getting a less-expensive pill, following the approval Thursday of the first generic versions in the U.S ...

Pittsburgh-based Mylan Pharmaceuticals will be the first company to produce a generic version of a popular blood thinner. According to Philly.com, the FDA has approved generic form Plavix.Companies ...

The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. The FDA said in a statement ...

The news that a generic company will start selling a copycat of the blockbuster blood-thinner Plavix is likely to send shock waves through the entire drug industry as big pharmaceutical companies ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A federal judge has blocked sales of a generic version of the blood thinner Plavix while he considers the merits of a claim that Canadian drugmaker Apotex Inc ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – A new blood thinner proved better than Plavix, one of the world's top-selling drugs, at preventing heart problems after procedures to open clogged arteries, doctors reported ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will ask a U.S. court to stop generic versions of its bestselling drug Plavix, four months after ousting its chief executive for bungling a deal to delay copycat versions ...

Morphine appears to reduce the effectiveness of the commonly used blood-thinning drug Plavix, which could hamper emergency-room efforts to treat heart attack victims, Austrian researchers report.

A pair of rock-star blood thinners -- one is the world's No. 2 drug by total sales, the other has been on the market for more than 50 years -- could soon be facing new competition. Two studies ...

HONOLULU (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general's ...

Cheaper generic versions of blood thinner Plavix, the world's second-best-selling medicine, have just been approved for sale. The Food and Drug Administration says it's given seven companies ...