Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Plavix News from Europe

Several European countries have recalled batches of generic heart drug Plavix made at a factory in India.

Plavix, or clopidogrel, is sold as a brand by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb and is the world's second biggest-selling medicine, with worldwide sales of more than $9 billion a year.

The medicine is off patent in some European markets.

Source here.