Last update Feb. 12, 2025

Prasugrel Hydrochloride

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

Prasugrel hydrochloride is a platelet P2Y12 receptor inhibitor with properties similar to clopidogrel. It is administered, together with aspirin, for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Oral administration.

At the date of the last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

Its pharmacokinetic data (large volume of distribution, moderately high molecular weight and high percentage of binding to plasma proteins) make passage into breast milk in clinically significant quantities very unlikely.

If administered during breastfeeding, it is advisable to monitor the appearance of bruising or bleeding in the infant.

Pending further published data on this drug in relation to breastfeeding, safer known alternatives may be preferable, especially during the neonatal period and in case of prematurity.

Alternatives

Suggestions made at e-lactancia are done by APILAM team of health professionals, and are based on updated scientific publications. It is not intended to replace the relationship you have with your doctor but to compound it. The pharmaceutical industry contraindicates breastfeeding, mistakenly and without scientific reasons, in most of the drug data sheets.

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 79 %
Molecular weight 410 daltons
Protein Binding 98 %
VD 0.63 - 1 l/Kg
pKa 15.3 -
Tmax 0.5 hours
7.4 (2 - 15) hours

References

  1. AEMPS. Prasugrel. Ficha técnica. 2019 Full text (in our servers)
  2. Eli Lilly. Prasugrel. Ficha técnica. 2014 Full text (in our servers)

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