Been directed to here...I'm asking for a friend about whether anyone is having difficulties locating certain brands of Clopidigrel please,

[Jo5454]

Hi, A friend who's taking the blood thinner Clopidogrel is having difficulty in sourcing the couple of brands that suit her best & give least side effects. Her supplies are running low & family can't locate the ones she needs locally.

Appreciate I need to find out which brands these are, but meanwhile wondering if anyone else is having these difficulties with this medication please?

Many thanks...

[Lowerfield_no_more]

The best solution is to go round all her local pharmacies and find out what their supply chain situation is like. But if your friend is unable to obtain a specific brand that suits her in her locality then she needs to go back to her GP to discuss what alternatives there are. Clopidogrel is one of a group of anti-platelet meds , and others are available, including low dose aspirin, which is what I and many others take.

[Jo5454 in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Thank you for your help. Is it a case with prescriptions that you can take them wherever you wish or do you have to stay within certain distance please? Many thanks.

[Lowerfield_no_more in reply to Jo5454]

It is my understanding you can take prescription anywhere, although I am not sure about taking a prescription from one of the UK 'home countries' to another for it to be fulfilled. Others may be able to confirm on that.

[Jo5454 in reply to Lowerfield_no_more]

Many thanks for your help...

[Taviterry]

The brands of my regular medicines, including Clopidogrel, change from month to month.

[Jo5454 in reply to Taviterry]

Thank you. She's tried various ones, but only 2 brands suit her, the rest give her bad heads...