Product Details
PRASUGREL HYDROCHLORIDE 10 MG
Introduction : Prasugrel 10mg tablet is used to prevent strokes, heart attacks, or other serious problems with your heart or blood vessels.
Prasugrel 10mg tablet is given to patients before they have a heart procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
A heart attack or stroke may occur when a blood vessel in the heart or brain is blocked by a blood clot.
Prasugrel 10mg tablet reduces the chance that a harmful blood clot will form by preventing certain cells in the blood from clumping or sticking together. Prasugrel may also increase the chance for serious bleeding in some people.
This medicine is available only with your doctors prescription.
Indication : Prasugrel 10mg tablet is a medication primarily used for the prevention of blood clots in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), specifically those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures, such as angioplasty or stent placement.
Prasugrel 10mg tablet is particularly beneficial for patients undergoing PCI procedures, where stents are placed in narrowed or blocked coronary arteries to restore blood flow to the heart muscle.
Administration : This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Read and follow these instructions carefully. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions.
You may take this medicine with or without food.
Storage : Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Mechanism of Action : Prasugrel is a thienopyridine which inhibits platelet activation and aggregation via irreversible inhibition of the platelet P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor [14][16][17]. Prasugrel is a prodrug and is rapidly metabolized to a pharmacologically active compound
Therapeutic : Platelet Aggregation Inhibitor
Side Effects : Blurred vision; dizziness; headache; nervousness; pounding in the ears; slow or fast heartbeat
Contraindications : Evidence has demonstrated fetal abnormalities or risks when used during pregnancy.
Safety Advice / Warnings : Check with your doctor right away if you have the following symptoms: change in mental status, dark or bloody urine, difficulty with speaking, fever, pale color of the skin, pinpoint red spots on the skin, seizures, weakness, yellow eyes or skin. These may be symptoms of a serious condition called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
This medicine may cause serious allergic reactions, including angioedema. Tell your doctor right away if you have chest pain, a rash, itching, swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or throat, or trouble with swallowing or breathing while you are using the medicine.
Do not stop taking this medicine without checking with your doctor first. To do so may increase your risk for clots.
Do not take other medicines unless they have been discussed with your doctor. This includes prescription or nonprescription (over-the-counter [OTC]) medicines and herbal or vitamin supplements.
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Prasugrel Stadafarma oral tablet, prasugrel hydrochloride oral tablet. Laboratorio Stada, SL (per AEMPS;Spain), Frederic Mompou, 5, 08960 Barcelona, Spain, 2019.
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