User:Mr. Ibrahem/Prasugrel

Prasugrel, sold under the brand name Effient and Efient, is a medication used to prevent blood clots in people with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who getting percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is used together with aspirin. It is taken by mouth.

Common side effects include bleeding. Other side effects may include thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and angioedema. It is a platelet inhibitor of the P2Y12 platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-receptor inhibitor type.

Prasugrel was approved for use in Europe and the United States in 2009. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 4 weeks of medication costs the NHS about £6 as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 30 USD. It is no longer available in Canada as of 2020.