TY - JOUR T1 - Drugs to prevent vascular events after stroke JF - Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO - Drug Ther Bull SP - 53 LP - 56 DO - 10.1136/dtb.2005.43753 VL - 43 IS - 7 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://dtb.bmj.com/content/43/7/53.abstract N2 - Relevant BNF section: 2Around 120,000 people per year in the UK have a first stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA).1 After a first stroke, about one third of people die within 1 year, and survivors remain at high risk of further vascular events (e.g. stroke myocardial infarction, vascular death).1 The 10-year risk of a major vascular event following minor stroke or TIA is 44%.2 Here we consider which drugs should be used to reduce such risks. ER -