Ticagrelor, or AZD6140, was first described in the literature in 2003. Ticagrelor is an ADP derivative developed for its P2Y receptor antagonism. Unlike clopidogrel, ticagrelor is not a prodrug. It is marketed by Astra Zeneca as Brilinta in the US and Brilique or Possia in the EU,.
Ticagrelor was granted EMA approval on 3 December 2010.
Ticagrelor was granted FDA approval on 20 July 2011.
Ticagrelor is indicated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients with acute coronary syndrome or a history of myocardial infarction. Ticagrelor is also indicated to reduce the risk of a first myocardial infarction or stroke in high risk patients with coronary artery disease.
Cardiology Department, Dr. A. Jurasz University Hospital, Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-pomorskie, Poland
Inselspitäl University Medical Center, Bern, Switzerland
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Medical University of Vienna, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Vienna, Austria
Shenyang Northern Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
University of Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
University Hospital of Ferrara, Cona, Ferrara, Italy
Fuwai hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
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