Clopidogrel ratiopharm

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Authorised
This medicine is authorised for use in the European Union.

Overview

This is a summary of the European public assessment report (EPAR) for Clopidogrel ratiopharm. It explains how the Agency assessed the medicine to recommend its authorisation in the EU and its conditions of use. It is not intended to provide practical advice on how to use Clopidogrel ratiopharm.

For practical information about using Clopidogrel ratiopharm, patients should read the package leaflet or contact their doctor or pharmacist.

This EPAR was last updated on 15/11/2022

Authorisation details

Product details
Name
Clopidogrel ratiopharm
Agency product number
EMEA/H/C/004006
Active substance
clopidogrel (as hydrogen sulfate)
International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name
clopidogrel
Therapeutic area (MeSH)
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Stroke
Anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) code
B01AC04
GenericGeneric

This is a generic medicine, which is developed to be the same as a medicine that has already been authorised, called the reference medicine. A generic medicine contains the same active substance(s) as the reference medicine, and is used at the same dose(s) to treat the same disease(s). For more information, see Generic and hybrid medicines.

Publication details
Marketing-authorisation holder
Teva B.V.
Revision
14
Date of issue of marketing authorisation valid throughout the European Union
18/02/2015
Contact address

Swensweg 5
2031GA Haarlem
The Netherlands

Product information

15/11/2022 Clopidogrel ratiopharm - EMEA/H/C/004006 - N/0023

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Pharmacotherapeutic group

Antithrombotic agents

Therapeutic indication

Secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events Clopidogrel is indicated in:

  • Adult patients suffering from myocardial infarction (from a few days until less than 35 days), ischaemic stroke (from 7 days until less than 6 months) or established peripheral arterial disease.
  • Adult patients suffering from acute coronary syndrome:
    • Non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction), including patients undergoing a stent placement following percutaneous coronary intervention, in combination with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA).
    • ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction, in combination with ASA in medically treated patients eligible for thrombolytic therapy.

Prevention of atherothrombotic and thromboembolic events in atrial fibrillation
In adult patients with atrial fibrillation who have at least one risk factor for vascular events, are not suitable for treatment with Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and who have a low bleeding risk, clopidogrel is indicated in combination with ASA for the prevention of atherothrombotic and thromboembolic events, including stroke.

Assessment history

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