Effient

Active Ingredient(s): Prasugrel
FDA Approved: * July 10, 2009
Pharm Company: * ELI LILLY CO
Category: Blood Thinner (Anticoagulant)

Prasugrel, sold under the brand name Effient in the US, Australia and India, and Efient in the EU) is a medication used to prevent formation of blood clots. It is a platelet inhibitor and an irreversible antagonist of P2Y12 ADP receptors and is of the thienopyridine drug class. It was developed by Daiichi Sankyo Co. and produced by Ube and marketed in the United States in cooperation with Eli Lilly and Company. Prasugrel was approved for use in the European Union in February 2009,[1&a... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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Dosage List

Effient 5;5121
Effient 5 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0002-5121
Labeler:
Eli Lilly and Company
Effient 10;5123
Effient 10 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 0002-5123
Labeler:
Eli Lilly and Company
Effient 10;5123
Effient 10 mg Oral Tablet, Film Coated
NDC: 55154-1831
Labeler:
Cardinal Health
Effient 5 mg Oral Tablet, Coated
NDC: 0713-0881
Labeler:
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effient 10 mg Oral Tablet, Coated
NDC: 0713-0882
Labeler:
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Effient 10 mg Oral Tablet
NDC: 54868-6238
Labeler:
Physicians Total Care, Inc.
Effient 5 mg Oral Tablet, Coated
NDC: 65597-601
Labeler:
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
Effient 10 mg Oral Tablet, Coated
NDC: 65597-602
Labeler:
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.

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