title: Prasugrel: Clinical development and therapeutic application.
abstract: Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is a cornerstone of the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes and following percutaneous coronary intervention. Despite the proven benefits, clear limitations of clopidogrel exist. Prasugrel is a third-generation thienopyridine antiplatelet agent with pharmacologic characteristics that overcome some of the limitations of clopidogrel, but at the expense of increased bleeding. The promising results seen with prasugrel in large, randomized trials led to its recent approval by the US Food and Drug Administration for reducing thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndromes managed with percutaneous coronary intervention. This article will review the limitations of standard antiplatelet therapy and discuss the clinical application of prasugrel.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Study Center, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. danielreneguerra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tcheng
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068799:Prasugrel Hydrochloride; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010879:Piperazines; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013876:Thiophenes; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D000068799:Prasugrel Hydrochloride; D013988:Ticlopidine