Plavix can be given to: • patients who have recently had a myocardial infarction (heart attack); Plavix can be started in the few days after the attack and up to 35 days later, • patients who have had a recent ischaemic stroke (non-bleeding stroke); Plavix can be started in the 7 days after the attack and up to 6 months later, • patients with peripheral arterial disease (problem with blood flow in the arteries), • patients who have a condition known as acute coronary syndrome, when it should be given with aspirin (another anticoagulant), including patients who have had a stent inserted (a short tube placed in an artery to prevent it closing up).