title: Concurrent use of clopidogrel (Plavix) and atorvastatin (Lipitor) is contraindicated.
authors.forename: Nirvana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raghubir
mesh_terms: D000069059:Atorvastatin; D001711:Biotransformation / Q000187:drug effects; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000075202:Contraindications; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004336:Drug Antagonism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000378:metabolism; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D011758:Pyrroles; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; C510163:CYP3A4 protein, human; D013988:Ticlopidine