Stroke Rehabilitation

Medications for Stroke Prevention

After a stroke and during rehabilitation, you need medicines to help prevent another stroke. You may need medicines to thin your blood and prevent clots from forming and medicines to lower blood pressure and cholesterol.

Antiplatelets to prevent clots

Aspirin, aspirin with extended-release dipyridamole (Aggrenox), and clopidogrel (Plavix)

Anticoagulants to keep clots from growing and to prevent new clots

Anticoagulants for stroke

Cholesterol-lowering medicines

Statins to lower cholesterol

Zetia, a new cholesterol-lowering medicine

Niacin

Blood pressure-lowering medicines

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs)

Beta-blockers

Diuretics

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Author:	Monica Rhodes	Last Updated: July 6, 2007
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Richard D. Zorowitz, MD - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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