Paramedic Drug Cards

Clopidogrel

Michael Egan
  • Trade – Plavix
  • Class – Antiplatelet 
  • MOA – Blocks platelet aggregation by antagonizing the IIb/IIIa receptors 
  • Indications – ACS, chronic coronary and vascular disease, ischemic stroke.
  • Contraindications – Hx of intracranial hemorrhage, GI bleed or trauma.
  • Side effects – Nausea, Abdominal pain, hemorrhage. 
  • Dosing : 

Unstable angina pectoris or non Q wave AMI.

Adult – Loading dose 300-600mg PO

Pedi – Not recommended for pedi patients