Effient Dosage

Generic name: prasugrel
Drug class: Platelet aggregation inhibitors

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Recommended Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 5 mg, 10 mg

Acute coronary syndrome

[10 mg PO qd]

Start: 60 mg PO x1; Info: for pts undergoing PCI; give w/ aspirin 75-325 mg PO qd; consider decr. maint. dose to 5 mg PO qd if wt <60 kg; consider holding tx >7 days before surgery

Renal dosing

renal impairment: no adjustment; ESRD: not defined

HD/PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

mild-mod impairment: no adjustment; severe impairment: not defined

SRC: NLM .