Ratings, Reviews Summary for PLAVIX (SANOFI SYNTHELABO)

January 2024 Overall Patient opinion of PLAVIX: 2.2 (not satisfied)

(based on 612 reviews )

Ratings by Age Group for PLAVIX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Age Group Number of Reviews Average Rating
Pediatric (Under 18) 1 5
Age 18 to 24 3 3.33
Age 25 to 34 14 3.33
Age 35 to 44 55 2.41
Age 45 to 54 115 2.35
Age 55 to 64 198 2.32
Age 65 to 74 144 2.2
Age 75 and up 70 1.82

Ratings by Sex for PLAVIX
Rating Scale from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent)

Patient Sex Number of Reviews Average Rating
Male 347 2.51
Female 252 1.94
Not Specified 12 1.75

Why PLAVIX* (Clopidogrel bisulfate ) is Prescribed for Patients*

Patient opinion of PLAVIX: not satisfied (average rating score: 2.44)

(based on 458 reviews - combined drugs with same active ingredient - see footnote for timeframe )

Top 10 Reasons for taking** PLAVIX
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Reason # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Myocardial infarction*12
2Transient ischaemic attack12
3Cerebrovascular accident*10
4Coronary artery disease*4
5Blood disorder1
6Vascular graft1
7Angina unstable1
8Arteriosclerosis1
9Ischaemic stroke1
10Stent placement*1

*Also included as reason for taking drug in FDA Adverse Events summary.

Top 20 Side Effects of PLAVIX **
(reported on Ask a Patient)

  Side Effect # of Ask a Patient Reviews
1Contusion119
2Haemorrhage80
3Fatigue*75
4Somnolence65
5Dizziness*60
6Depression56
7Headache55
8Dyspnoea*48
9Confusional state42
10Chest pain*41
11Arthralgia41
12Pain38
13Amnesia32
14Anxiety30
15Insomnia30
16Muscular weakness29
17Disturbance in attention27
18Self injurious behaviour25
19Nausea*23
20Epistaxis22

*Important! This side effect is also associated with Adverse Event Reports (serious reaction); Also see charts in FDA Adverse Events summary.

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* Reviews for drugs with the same active ingredients have been aggregated in this analysis: Clopidogrel bisulfate (Iscover, Plavix)

**Historical Analytics (through 2015) of AskaPatient Reviews Provided by Druginformer.com