APX-CLOPIDOGREL/ASPIRIN 75/100 clopidogrel (as hydrogen sulfate)/aspirin 75 mg/100 mg tablet blister pack Australia - English - Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

apx-clopidogrel/aspirin 75/100 clopidogrel (as hydrogen sulfate)/aspirin 75 mg/100 mg tablet blister pack

sanofi-aventis australia pty ltd - aspirin, quantity: 100 mg; clopidogrel hydrogen sulfate, quantity: 97.875 mg (equivalent: clopidogrel, qty 75 mg) - tablet, film coated - excipient ingredients: hyprolose; mannitol; carnauba wax; colloidal anhydrous silica; maize starch; microcrystalline cellulose; hydrogenated castor oil; stearic acid; macrogol 6000; titanium dioxide; lactose monohydrate; hypromellose; triacetin; iron oxide red - apx-clopidogrel is a fixed-dose combination product intended as continuation of therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome already initiated with separate clopidogrel and aspirin products: unstable angina or non-st-elevation myocardial infarction in order to prevent early and long-term atherothrombotic events (myocardial infarction, stroke, vascular death or refractory ischaemia). apx-clopidogrel is indicated for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome whether or not patients undergo cardiac revascularisation (surgical or pci, with or without stent). st-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in order to prevent atherothrombotic events. in this population, apx-clopidogrel has been shown to reduce the rate of death from any cause and the rate of a combined endpoint of death, re-infarction or stroke in medically treated patients eligible for thrombolytic therapy.