Generic Name: Clopidogrel
Strength: 75 mg
Manufacturer: Apotex
Trade Name: N/A
Type: Antiplatelet Agent
Class: RX
Comment: Image courtesy of gtrplayer. Imprint APO CL75
Firt-time generic Plavix. Apotex clopidogrel was introduced on August 8, 2006; further sales were stopped by a US District Judge on August 31, 2006. The patent dispute will go to trial early 2007.
On June 19, 2007, the U.S. District Court upheld the validity of the patent covering clopidogrel. The patent on Plavix will now expire in November 2011.
