News:Heartburn Drugs May Interfere with Plavix, Lead to 2nd Heart Attack

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(WikiDoc) - Clot-preventing drug Plavix, taken with heartburn drugs after a heart attack, dramatically increases a patient's chances of having a second heart attack, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Plavix and Proton pump inhibitors like Prilosec and Prevacid are among the most widely prescribed drugs in the world, so these findings could have an enormous public health impact. The Canadian study looked at 13,636 people who had heart attacks between 2002 and 2007. They found those who took Plavix along with a proton pump inhibitor had a 40 percent increased chance of having a second heart attack. Scientists believe the heartburn meds interfere with body's ability to metabolize the clot-preventing drug. (Canadian Medical Association Journal)