A new study finds the combination not only didn't help most people, it almost doubled the risk of death, heart attack or stroke for those with no clogged arteries but with worrisome conditions like high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The only people even modestly helped by adding Plavix were those with established heart disease. Results were reported today at an American College of Cardiology conference in Atlanta.
Plavix is the No. 2 selling drug in the world, generating $6.2 billion annually as a treatment for patients in the midst of a heart attack or undergoing artery-clearing procedures.
