Plavix and Metallic taste

This is a study of Metallic taste (Taste - impaired) among people who take Plavix. The study analyzes: the time on Plavix when people have Metallic taste, age of these people, the severity of Metallic taste, how they recovered, and common conditions and drugs used besides Plavix. In total 63,158 Plavix users are studied. The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports from FDA and is updated regularly.

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Plavix

Plavix has active ingredients of clopidogrel bisulfate. It is used in stent, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease. Commonly reported side effects of Plavix include heart attack, weakness, chest pain, breathing difficulty, nausea.

Metallic taste

Metallic taste has been reported by people with insomnia, quit smoking, high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, type 2 diabetes.

On May, 17, 2013: 63,158 people reported to have side effects when taking Plavix. Among them, 324 people (0.51%) have Metallic Taste.

Time on Plavix when people have Metallic taste * :

Age of people who have Metallic taste when taking Plavix * :

Severity of Metallic taste when taking Plavix ** :

How people recovered from Metallic taste ** :

Top conditions involved for these people * :

1. Hypertension (41 people, 12.65%)
2. Smoking cessation therapy (36 people, 11.11%)
3. Insomnia (30 people, 9.26%)
4. Blood cholesterol increased (29 people, 8.95%)
5. Multiple myeloma (23 people, 7.10%)

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Top co-used drugs for these people * :

1. Aspirin (124 people, 38.27%)
2. Lipitor (65 people, 20.06%)
3. Lasix (54 people, 16.67%)
4. Simvastatin (48 people, 14.81%)
5. Toprol-xl (45 people, 13.89%)

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

** Reports from social media are used.

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On eHealthMe, Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) is often used for stent. Find out below the conditions Plavix is used for, how effective it is, and any alternative drugs that you can use to treat those same conditions.

What is Plavix used for and how effective is it:

• Plavix is used in:
  • Stent
  • Blood clots
  • Heart attack
  • Stroke
  • Coronary heart disease

Other drugs that are used to treat the same conditions:

• Plavix alternatives:
  • Stent (7 drugs)
  • Blood clots (22 drugs)
  • Heart attack (29 drugs)
  • Stroke (9 drugs)
  • Coronary heart disease (12 drugs)

Could it be a symptom from a condition:

• Metallic Taste in Stent (13 reports)
• Metallic Taste in Blood Clots
• Metallic Taste in Heart Attack (15 reports)
• Metallic Taste in Stroke (24 reports)
• Metallic Taste in Coronary Heart Disease (17 reports)

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Drugs in real world that are associated with:

• Metallic Taste (Taste - impaired)

Comments from related studies:

• From this study (3 years ago):

Patricia on Aug, 21, 2010:

I had a heart attack on June 25, 2010. Had 2 drug eluting stents put in during MI. I have been taking Plavix and Metoprolol since and have in the past 3 weeks or so noticed a loss of taste. No metallic taste, just food has no flavor.

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