Benefits Of Anti-clotting Medications Reduced By Common Heartburn Drugs
Thursday, May 7, 2009 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Proton pump inhibitors interfere with anti-clotting protection of clopidogrel. The anti-clotting action of the medication clopidogrel can be compromised by common drugs for the treatment of heartburn and ulcers resulting in a roughly 50 percent increase in the combined risk of hospitalization for heart attack, stroke and other serious cardiovascular illnesses, according to a new study.