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ACS patients who have received a loading dose of clopidogrel may be started on BRILINTA. | ACS patients who have received a loading dose of clopidogrel may be started on BRILINTA. | ||
BRILINTA can be administered with or without food. | BRILINTA can be administered with or without food. | ||
A patient who misses a dose of BRILINTA should take one 90 mg tablet (their next dose) at its scheduled time. | |||
A patient who misses a dose of BRILINTA should take one 90 mg tablet (their next dose) at its scheduled time.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web | last = | first = | title = BRILINTA (TICAGRELOR) TABLET [ASTRAZENECA LP] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=f7b3f443-e83d-4bf2-0e96-023448fed9a8 | publisher = | date = | accessdate = 26 February 2014 }}</ref> | |||
Revision as of 17:30, 26 February 2014
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Jesus Rosario Hernandez, M.D. [2]
Dosage and Administration
Initiate BRILINTA treatment with a 180 mg (two 90 mg tablets) loading dose and continue treatment with 90 mg twice daily. After the initial loading dose of aspirin (usually 325 mg), use BRILINTA with a daily maintenance dose of aspirin of 75-100 mg. ACS patients who have received a loading dose of clopidogrel may be started on BRILINTA. BRILINTA can be administered with or without food.
A patient who misses a dose of BRILINTA should take one 90 mg tablet (their next dose) at its scheduled time.[1]
References
- ↑ "BRILINTA (TICAGRELOR) TABLET [ASTRAZENECA LP]". Retrieved 26 February 2014.