Description
PrasugrelisathirdgenerationthienopyridineantithromboticthatirreversIBLeinhibitstheADPP2Y12receptor,inhibitingplateletaggregation.Prasugrelisaprodrug;itundergoesrapidhydrolysisandoxidationinvivotoformitsactivemetabolite.Clinically,prasugreldecreasesthepotentialforischemicevents.
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