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September 5, 2011
                		
                	Ticagrelor (Brilinta) - Better than Clopidogrel (Plavix)?
					
					
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Ticagrelor (Brilinta) - Better than Clopidogrel (Plavix)?
September 5, 2011 (Issue: 1372)
					The FDA has approved ticagrelor (Brilinta –
AstraZeneca), an oral antiplatelet drug, for use with
low-dose aspirin to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular
events in patients with acute coronary syndrome
(ACS). It will compete with...more
 
        			
        			
						
					
					
					
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