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Effient Drug Center

Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Effient (prasugrel) is an antiplatelet drug that prevents the platelets in the bloodstream from aggregating and forming blood clots. Prasugrel is used to prevent blood clots in people with acute coronary syndrome who are undergoing a procedure after a recent heart attack or stroke, and in people with certain disorders of the heart or blood vessels. It is taken orally in tablet form. Side effects include an increased tendency for bleeding as well as headache, nausea, or mild cough.

There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of Effient use in pregnant women, although studies in animals did not show any evidence of harm to the developing fetus. Effient should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit to the mother justifies the potential risk to the fetus. It is unknown whether prasugrel is excreted in human milk.

Our Effient Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information as well as related drugs, user reviews, supplements, and diseases, and condition.

What is Prescribing information?

The FDA package insert formatted in easy-to-find categories for health professionals and clinicians.

Effient Prescribing Information: Indications & Dosage

EFFIENT (prasugrel) Structural Formula Illustration

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Effient™ is indicated to reduce the rate of thrombotic cardiovascular (CV) events (including stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who are to be managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as follows:

  • Patients with unstable angina (UA) or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
  • Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when managed with primary or delayed PCI.

Effient has been shown to reduce the rate of a combined endpoint of cardi...

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What is Effient Prescribing Information?

Drug Description - Indications & Dosage - Side Effects & Drug Interactions - Warnings & Precautions - Contraindications - Medication Guide and More

What is Patient information?

Easy-to-read and understand detailed drug information and pill images for the patient or caregiver from Cerner Multum.

Effient Patient Information: Side Effects

Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.

Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

  • unusual bleeding such as nosebleeds, bleeding gums, or any bleeding that will not stop;
  • pale skin, fever, easy bruising, purple or red spots under your skin;
  • jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);
  • unexpected vaginal bleeding;
  • feeling very weak or dizzy;
  • blood in your urine or ...

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What is Effient Patient Information?

Possible Side Effects - Images - What Is - How Should I Take It - What If I Miss a Dose - What Should I Avoid and More

What is Consumer information?

A concise overview of the drug for the patient or caregiver from First DataBank.

Effient Consumer Information: Uses

This medication is used to reduce excess fat in the stomach area (abdomen) in people with HIV infection who have changes in the way their body fat is distributed. Some HIV drugs may cause this side effect (increased fat in the upper back and stomach areas, decreased fat in the arms and legs). Tesamorelin works by causing your body to make more growth hormone.

This medication should not be used for weight loss.

HOW TO USE: Read the Patient Information Leaflet and Patient Instructions for Use provided by your pharmacist before starting this medicat...

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What is Effient Consumer Information?

Warnings - Uses - How to Use - Side Effects - Precautions - Drug Interactions and More

Related Resources for Effient

© Effient Patient Information is supplied by Cerner Multum, Inc. and Effient Consumer information is supplied by First Databank, Inc., used under license and subject to their respective copyrights.

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