Compound library / Heart & circulation / Blood Thinners

Clopidogrel (Plavix)

Antiplatelet medication (not a true anticoagulant) commonly used after stents, heart attacks, or strokes to prevent platelet clumping.

CategoryBlood Thinners
Regulatory standingNo approved product cited
Typical routeOral
Half-life~6 hours (active metabolite, irreversible platelet effect)
Common dose range75 mg once daily (loading doses up to 300-600 mg used in acute settings)
Typical cycle lengthOngoing or fixed-duration (e.g. 6-12 months post-stent) depending on indication

BioHack Track models Clopidogrel (Plavix) at a half-life of 6 hours, so every dose you log is decayed against that curve and the app shows estimated active levels — not just what you typed.

No approved product cited

No FDA-approved product for this compound is cited on this page, and no approved human dose is quoted. Treat the range below as research and community practice rather than a prescribed dose.

Reconstitution

Oral tablet; no reconstitution needed.

Storage

Store at room temperature.

Cautions

Prescription medication. Bleeding risk; effectiveness varies by genetics (some people are poor metabolizers). Don't stop without consulting the prescribing cardiologist, especially after a stent.

Track Clopidogrel (Plavix) in BioHack Track. Half-life, dose range and route come pre-filled from this library — log a dose and the app counts your vial down, models what is in your system, and puts it on the same chart as your labs and body composition.

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What the evidence says

Evidence Check asks 10 questions about every compound. For Clopidogrel (Plavix) it can answer 1 of them, from the papers we hold — graded by how strong the study design is, not by whether the findings are flattering. These are the same verdicts the app gives.

Some Clinical EvidenceWound healing

Clinical trials in humans have looked at this.

  • Randomised clinical trial: rabeprazole plus aspirin is not inferior to rabeprazole plus clopidogrel for the healing of aspirin-related peptic ulcerRandomized Controlled Trial · Aliment Pharmacol Ther · 2011 · PMID 21726257

Look up the research

These open a search of each database for Clopidogrel (Plavix) — they are not citations, and nothing here is evidence for any particular dose. The same links are in the app.

Work it out

Selected published studies

12 papers naming Clopidogrel (Plavix) in the title, drawn from PubMed and limited to reviews, meta-analyses and trials. Each was checked against PubMed’s own record for its title, journal and year. This is a starting point, not an evidence review — nothing here is offered as support for the dose range above, and the list is not exhaustive. See the editorial policy.

Where these figures come from

The half-life, route and dose range on this page are compiled from published pharmacokinetic literature, manufacturer and product monographs where one exists, and the ranges commonly reported in clinical and research use. They are kept as a range rather than a single figure because that is what the sources actually support — a half-life varies with route, formulation and the person.

These are not citations, and this page is not a review of the evidence. Where a number matters to you, follow the database links above and read the source. We say so plainly rather than dressing a compiled reference up as one.

Nothing on this page has been reviewed by a named clinician. It is a reference for people already tracking a protocol, not a recommendation to start one.

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