Compared with ticlopidine and clopidogrel,prasugrel is a novel platelet P2Y12 receptor antagonist,whose inhibitory effects on platelet aggregation are more effective and rapid,and the present study of which has been in Ⅲ stage clinical trial.
Prasugrel is a new generation of oral anti-platelet aggregation drug with high oral bioavailability,faster onset,and can be removed from the loading dose administration, developed by Lilly and Sankyo,used to treat atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome (ACS).