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Ticagrelor Pharmacology

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On this episode, I discuss ticagrelor pharmacology, adverse effects, and important drug interactions.

Ticagrelor has a warning with regards to the use of aspirin. Higher doses of aspirin can impair the effectiveness of ticagrelor and I discuss this further on this episode.

Bleeding is the major adverse effect from ticagrelor and naturally, hematocrit and hemoglobin are important monitoring parameters.

I discuss CYP3A4 drug interactions on this episode and how it may affect ticagrelor.

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Prasugrel Pharmacology

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Prasugrel is a P2Y12 inhibitor that is used in the setting of ACS.

Be aware of patients who may be taking over the counter medications that can increase their bleed risk while taking prasugrel.

Prasugrel is on the Beers list and in general, should be avoided in most situations for patients who are 75 years of age or older.

Morphine has the potential to impact antiplatelet agents like prasugrel and make them less effective. Be sure this is clinically considered prior to using morphine with prasugrel.

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