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Initiate BRILINTA treatment with a 180 mg (two 90 mg tablets) loading dose and continue treatment with 90 mg twice daily. | 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. | 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. | 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. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 11 March 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.
References
- ↑ "BRILINTA (TICAGRELOR) TABLET [ASTRAZENECA LP]". Retrieved 26 February 2014.