TY - JOUR
T1 - The Rationale for and Clinical Pharmacology of Prasugrel 5 mg
AU - Jakubowski, Joseph A.
AU - Erlinge, David
AU - Alexopoulos, Dimitrios
AU - Small, David S.
AU - Winters, Kenneth J.
AU - Gurbel, Paul A.
AU - Angiolillo, Dominick J.
N1 - Funding Information:
This review was funded by Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Company.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/4/1
Y1 - 2017/4/1
N2 - Prasugrel is a third-generation thienopyridine platelet P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonist administered with aspirin for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with planned percutaneous coronary intervention. Prasugrel is administered periprocedurally at an oral loading dose of 60 mg followed by daily maintenance doses (MDs) of 10 mg for most patients and 5 mg for patients weighing <60 kg or aged ≥75 years. Data from a prasugrel phase III study, TRITON-TIMI 38, suggested that a lower MD might be more suitable for patients weighing <60 kg or aged ≥75 years; subsequent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies have indicated that prasugrel 5 mg reduced platelet reactivity in these populations to an extent similar to that of prasugrel 10 mg in heavier or younger patients. Clinical experience with prasugrel 5 mg is limited, and additional studies are needed to verify the clinical efficacy and safety of this dose in these challenging populations.
AB - Prasugrel is a third-generation thienopyridine platelet P2Y12 adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor antagonist administered with aspirin for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with planned percutaneous coronary intervention. Prasugrel is administered periprocedurally at an oral loading dose of 60 mg followed by daily maintenance doses (MDs) of 10 mg for most patients and 5 mg for patients weighing <60 kg or aged ≥75 years. Data from a prasugrel phase III study, TRITON-TIMI 38, suggested that a lower MD might be more suitable for patients weighing <60 kg or aged ≥75 years; subsequent pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies have indicated that prasugrel 5 mg reduced platelet reactivity in these populations to an extent similar to that of prasugrel 10 mg in heavier or younger patients. Clinical experience with prasugrel 5 mg is limited, and additional studies are needed to verify the clinical efficacy and safety of this dose in these challenging populations.
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U2 - 10.1007/s40256-016-0202-3
DO - 10.1007/s40256-016-0202-3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27854064
AN - SCOPUS:84995478815
SN - 1175-3277
VL - 17
SP - 109
EP - 121
JO - American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
JF - American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs
IS - 2
ER -