Shares of Switzerland’s Schweizerhall have taken a battering on the news that approval in Germany for a generic version of Sanofi-Aventis blockbuster bloodthinner Plavix has been delayed. Shares of ...

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's Ratiopharm said on Friday it plans to launch a generic version of Sanofi-Aventis's blockbuster blood thinning drug Plavix soon. "Ratiopharm will soon offer the first ...

The commonly prescribed blood thinner clopidogrel should replace aspirin as a routine pill for preventing heart attacks and strokes in people who already have at least some degree of heart disease, ...

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Never mind the side-effects of Plavix, (generic name clopidogrel), the popular anti-blood-clotting drug. A new study reveals doubling the current recommended dose of Plavix to angioplasty patients, ...

PARIS/LONDON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is preparing to sell its own generic version of the blockbuster heart medicine Plavix in France, a company spokesman said on Monday.

The cost of prescription medicines used by millions of people every day is about to plummet. The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world's 20 best-selling drugs, including the ...