The World Health Organization's ATC classification organizes medical drugs based on therapeutic properties, chemical composition, and anatomy. It helps make essential medicines readily available globally and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.
Level | Code | Title | |
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1 | B | Blood and blood forming organs | |
2 | B01 | Antithrombotic agents | |
3 | B01A | Antithrombotic agents | |
4 | B01AC | Platelet aggregation inhibitors excl. heparin | |
5 | B01AC22 | Prasugrel |
The DDD is the assumed average maintenance dose per day for a drug used for its main indication in adults. The DDD is a unit of measurement and does not necessarily reflect the recommended or Prescribed Daily Dose. Therapeutic doses for individual patients and patient groups will often differ from the DDD as they will be based on individual characteristics (such as age, weight, ethnic differences, type and severity of disease) and pharmacokinetic considerations.
Route | Amount |
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ORAL - Oral | 10 mg |
Active Ingredient | Description | |
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Prasugrel |
Prasugrel is an inhibitor of platelet activation and aggregation through the irreversible binding of its active metabolite to the P2Y12 class of ADP receptors on platelets. Since platelets participate in the initiation and/or evolution of thrombotic complications of atherosclerotic disease, inhibition of platelet function can result in the reduction of the rate of cardiovascular events such as death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. |
Title | Information Source | Document Type | |
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EFFIENT Film-coated tablet | FDA, National Drug Code (US) | MPI, US: SPL/PLR | |
EFIENT Film-coated tablet | European Medicines Agency (EU) | MPI, EU: SmPC |
Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.