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Prescription Delay Following Stent Implantation Is a Common and Deadly Problem

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After receiving a stent, many patients delay or fail to fill their prescription for clopidogrel or another antiplatelet agent. Now, a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association offers evidence that this problem is widespread and often leads to serious consequences. Researchers analyzed data from all stent implantations performed in British Columbia from 2004 through 2006. In all, 15,629 stents were implanted: 3,599 patients received at least one drug-eluting stent (DES), and 12,030 received bare metal stents (BMS) alone. Nearly a third of the patients in each stent group did not fill their prescription within 3 days More…

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