Learn About Effient
Effient® (prasugrel) is an oral antiplatelet (OAP) medicine specifically for patients who have undergone an angioplasty procedure to open up a blocked heart artery after experiencing a heart attack or heart-related chest pain at rest (unstable angina). When taken with aspirin Effient is clinically proven to help reduce the risk of future heart attacks. Antiplatelet medicines help keep platelets from sticking together and forming clots in your heart arteries or stent.
Together, Effient and aspirin help reduce your risk for another serious problem with your heart or blood vessels such as another heart attack, a stroke, blood clot in your stent or death.
Before having any surgery, you should talk to your doctor about stopping Effient. If possible, Effient should be stopped at least 1 week (7 days) before any surgery, as instructed by the doctor who prescribed Effient for you. Do not stop taking Effient without talking to the doctor who prescribes it for you. People who are treated with angioplasty and have a stent, and stop taking Effient too soon, have a higher risk of a blood clot in the stent, having a heart attack, or dying.
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To learn about the safety of Effient, including the increased bleeding risk, see the Safety and Side Effects section.