Generic Plavix is used for reducing the risk of stroke or heart attack in patients who have already had a heart attack or stroke or have other circulatory problems due to narrowing and hardening of the arteries.
CONTACT MEDICAL SPECIALTY BOARDS - BEGIN WITH A REPUTABLE MEDICAL CENTER AND GO FROM THERE
Once you're given some specialists' names, you might want to check out their credentials. Calling your local medical specialty board to confirm that they are board-certified in the area they claim is a good start. I know someone who made this call and discovered that their surgeon wasn't board-certified after all. Sometimes, a generalist is all you need. But someone who is passing themselves off as having had more training than they've actually completed should raise a red flag. Depending on where you live, some of these specialty groups will provide the names of doctors who focus on your problem and offer care in your region.
If there is a reputable hospital or medical center in your area, you may want to start your search there. Teaching hospitals (that is, hospitals affiliated with medical schools, where doctors are trained) are often good places to begin, since they should be more attuned to the latest advances in research and treatment.
A generic drug is made with the same active ingredients and is available in thesame strength and dosage form as the equivalent brand-name product. Generic drugs produce the same effects in the body as the brand-name drugs, because both contain the identical active ingredients...