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==List of indications==
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Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) is indicated for the reduction of atherothrombotic events as follows:
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<font size="4">[[Clopidogrel indications#Recent MI, Recent Stroke or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease|Recent MI, Recent Stroke or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease]]</font>
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<font size="4">[[Clopidogrel indications#Acute Coronary Syndrome|Acute Coronary Syndrome]]</font>
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===Recent MI, Recent Stroke or Established Peripheral Arterial Disease===
 
For patients with a history of recent [[myocardial infarction]] (MI), recent [[stroke], or established [[peripheral arterial disease]], [[clopidogrel]] has been shown to reduce the rate of a combined endpoint of new ischemic stroke (fatal or not), new MI (fatal or not), and other vascular death.
 
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===Acute Coronary Syndrome===
 
For patients with [[acute coronary syndrome]] ([[unstable angina]] / non-Q-wave MI) including patients who are to be managed medically and those who are to be managed with [[percutaneous coronary intervention]] (with or without stent) or [[CABG]], [[clopidogrel]] has been shown to decrease the rate of a combined endpoint of cardiovascular death, MI, or stroke as well as the rate of a combined endpoint of cardiovascular death, MI, stroke, or refractory ischemia
 
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