Generic name:prasugrel [ PRA-soo-grel ]
Drug class:Platelet aggregation inhibitors
What is Effient?
Effient helps to prevent platelets in your blood from sticking together and forming a blood clot. An unwanted blood clot can occur with certain heart or blood vessel conditions.
Effient is used in people who've had a balloon angioplasty to open blocked arteries after having a heart attack or severe chest pain.
Effient may help lower your risk of having another heart attack or stroke.
Warnings
You should not take Effient if you have active bleeding such as a stomach ulcer or bleeding in the brain, if you have ever had a stroke or "mini-stroke", or if you are scheduled to have surgery, especially heart bypass surgery.
Effient increases your risk of bleeding, which can be severe or life-threatening. Call your doctor or seek emergency medical attention if you have bleeding that will not stop, if you have black or bloody stools, or if you cough up blood or vomit that looks like coffee grounds.
You may need to stop using the medicine for a short time before any surgery or dental treatment. Do not stop taking Effient unless your doctor tells you to.
While you are taking Effient, do not take NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) without your doctor's advice. NSAIDs include ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), diflunisal (Dolobid), etodolac (Lodine), flurbiprofen (Ansaid), indomethacin (Indocin), ketoprofen (Orudis), ketorolac (Toradol), mefenamic acid (Ponstel), meloxicam (Mobic), nabumetone (Relafen), piroxicam (Feldene), and others.
Before taking this medicine
You should not use Effient if you are allergic to prasugrel, or if you have:
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