Prasugreldrug info
prasugrel 10 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Prasugrel tablets are a P2Y 12 platelet inhibitor indicated for the reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events (including stent thrombosis) in patients with acute coronary syndrome who are to be managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as follows: Patients with unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) when managed with either primary or delayed PCI.
1.1 Acute Coronary
Syndrome Prasugrel tablets are indicated to reduce the rate of thrombotic 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. Prasugrel tablets have been shown to reduce the rate of a combined endpoint of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), or nonfatal stroke compared to clopidogrel. The difference between treatments was driven predominantly by MI, with no difference on strokes and little difference on CV death.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 2, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Prasugrel tablets USP contain prasugrel, a thienopyridine class inhibitor of platelet activation and aggregation mediated by the P2Y 12 ADP receptor. Prasugrel is formulated as the hydrochloride salt, a racemate, which is chemically designated as 5-[(1RS)-2-cyclopropyl-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridin-2-yl acetate hydrochloride. Prasugrel hydrochloride USP has the molecular formula C 20 H 20 FNO 3 S
HCl representing a molecular weight of 409.90. The chemical structure of prasugrel hydrochloride USP is: Prasugrel hydrochloride USP is a white to practically white powder. It is freely soluble in methanol, practically insoluble in water. Prasugrel tablets USP are available for oral administration as 5 mg or 10 mg elongated hexagonal, film-coated, non-scored tablets, debossed on each side. Each yellow 5 mg tablet is manufactured with 5.49 mg prasugrel hydrochloride USP, equivalent to 5 mg prasugrel and each beige 10 mg tablet with 10.98 mg prasugrel hydrochloride USP, equivalent to 10 mg of prasugrel. Other ingredients include glyceryl dibehenate, hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, sucrose stearate, titanium dioxide, triacetin, and yellow iron oxide. In addition, the 10 mg tablets contain red iron oxide. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective March 2, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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