Ticlopidine is an effective inhibitor of platelet aggregation. It is a prodrug that is metabolised to an active form, which blocks the ADP receptor that is involved in GPIIb/IIIa receptor activation leading to platelet aggregation. Ticlopidine is marketed under the brand name Ticlid and is indicated for patients who cannot take aspirin or in whom aspirin has not worked to prevent a thrombotic stroke. The FDA label includes a black-box warning of neutropenia, aplastic anemia, thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura, and agranulocytosis, so it is necessary to monitor patients' WBC and platelets when they are taking ticlopidine.
Synonyms
Ticlopidine
Ticlopidine hydrochloride
Ticlopidina
Ticlopidinum
Brand Names
Ticlid Tab 250mg
Ticlopidine Hydrochloride
Ticlid
Dom-ticlopidine
Sandoz Ticlopidine
Ticlid 250mg Tablets
Ticlopidine
Ticlopidine hydrochloride
Ticlopidine-250
Alti-ticlopidine - Tab 250mg
Mylan-ticlopidine
Teva-ticlopidine
PMS-ticlopidine
Indication
Used in patients, who have had a stroke or stroke precursors and who cannot take aspirin or aspirin has not worked, to try to prevent another thrombotic stroke.
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