Antiplatelets

​​Benefits

• Reduces the risk of dangerous blood clots forming in the body that may cause a heart attack or stroke.

Action

• ​Prevents the blood platelets (cells) from sticking together and forming clots.

​Potential Side Effects

• easy bruising
• nausea (upset stomach)
• vertigo
• ringing in ears (tinnitus)
• light-headedness
• abdominal pain, bleeding ulcers (black tarry stool)
• impaired kidney or liver function

Common Names

• Acetylsalicylic acid, ASA (Aspirin®)
• Ticagrelor (Brilinta®)
• Clopidogrel (Plavix®)
• Prasugrel (Effient®)
• Ticlopidine (Ticlid®)
• Dipyridamole (Persantine®, Aggrenox®)