Clopidogrel keeps your blood from coagulating (clotting) and can make it easier for you to bleed, even from a minor injury. Contact your doctor or seek emergency medical attention if you have any bleeding that will not stop.

Please remember clopidogrel (Plavix) is not an anticoagulant and should not be communicated as such. Clopidogrel (Plavix) is an antiplatelet medication. If this is something you already know, then please share it with your fellow clinicians.

Is Plavix an anticoagulant? No. It works differently than anticoagulants. Plavix (clopidogrel) is an antiplatelet medicine. It keeps platelets in your blood from attaching to each other and making blood clots. What happens if I miss a dose of Plavix?