Which Blood Thinner for You?

I somehow managed to click into this ad for a blood thinning drug.

BRILINTA 90 mg + aspirin was proven to work better than Plavix + aspirin

Some of the facts are:

Quote:

BRILINTA 90 mg + Aspirin: 864 of 9,333 patients had a heart attack or stroke or died from a cardiovascular event Plavix + Aspirin: 1,014 of 9,291 patients had a heart attack or stroke or died from a cardiovascular event

Seems to be a slight advantage there in favor of Brilinta..

But don't rush out and have that prescription filled.

Quote:

More people treated with BRILINTA experienced bleeding compared to those treated with Plavix. Of people given BRILINTA 90 mg + aspirin, 3.9% (362/9,235) experienced bleeding‡ that was serious or sometimes fatal, compared to 3.3% (306/9,186) of people given Plavix + aspirin.

Who would have guessed that a drug that results in fewer clots, also resulted in more bleeding?

I notice they don't give any exact numbers on how many people died on which drug, but I have a feeling if less people died with Brilinta, we would see those numbers in big bold letters if they were the least bit significant..

What were the numbers for a control group that did not take either drug?
it might be buried in there somewhere. I'll have to look closer and get back with you.


Just thought this was interesting with regard to the drug companies fighting for your drug dollars, and the question of how prepared medical professionals are to actually make the best therapy recommendations.

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