| abstract |
The present invention provides for novel formulations of clopidogrel in combination with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and optionally with NSAIDs, for use as improved antiplatelet therapies in stroke and cardiovascular indications. The invention provides the delivery of clopidogrel in pulses or waves, such that the total dose is phased/spread out over time and, advantageously, combined with omeprazole in a way to minimize the conflicting actions these two drugs may have on each other. In addition, the invention also provides the delivery of clopidogrel and a PPI, and optionally aspirin, in a sequential (orderly) manner that would allow for the delivery and metabolism of clopidogrel first, followed by the PPI, and thereafter optionally aspirin. A particular mode of the invention involves the combination of clopidogrel with coformulated immediate release omeprazole+enteric coated aspirin. |