Ticlid

What is ticlopidine (oral)?

• severe liver disease;
• any active bleeding such as a stomach ulcer or bleeding in the brain (such as from a head injury); or
• a blood cell disorder such as anemia (lack of red blood cells) or low levels of platelets (cells that help your blood clot).

• a bleeding or blood clotting disorder, such as hemophilia;
• a history of stroke, including TIA ("mini-stroke");
• a stomach ulcer or ulcerative colitis;
• high cholesterol or triglycerides;
• liver disease; or
• kidney disease.

• nosebleed or other bleeding that will not stop;
• black, bloody, or tarry stools;
• coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds;
• chest pain or heavy feeling, pain spreading to the arm or shoulder, nausea, sweating, general ill feeling;
• sudden numbness or weakness, especially on one side of the body;
• sudden headache, confusion, problems with vision, speech, or balance; or
• pale skin, easy bruising or bleeding, weakness, fever, and urinating more or less than usual;
• signs of infection such as fever, chills, sore throat, flu symptoms, mouth sores; or
• nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes).

• upset stomach, nausea, or vomiting;
• ringing in your ears;
• diarrhea;
• dizziness; or
• itching.

• aspirin;
• warfarin (Coumadin);
• heparin, ardeparin (Normiflo), dalteparin (Fragmin), danaparoid (Orgaran), or enoxaparin (Lovenox);
• clopidogrel (Plavix);
• dipyridamole (Persantine); or
• an NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) such as ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis), and others.

• antacids or cimetidine (Tagamet, Tagamet HB);
• digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
• theophylline (Elixophyllin, Theo-24, Uniphyl); or
• phenytoin (Dilantin).