AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question I had a heartattack and a stent installed 2 months ago and am wondering which would be better in my case?
Answer Hi Mike,
There is a furious debate going on about these two drugs, which one is better? After going through the debate, I personally feel that this controversy is uncalled for. Plavix is a platelet inhibitor while aggrenox is a vasodilator plus aspirin. In most trial reports that I have accessed through Medline plavix plus aspirn is better than aggrenox. However I realize that some doctors do prefer aggrenox, and my view is that always follow your primary physician. He/She knows more about you than me and in case of complications they are the ones who are going to handle them.
Ravi Ghooi
