Thienopyridine
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Thienopyridines are a class of ADP receptor/P2Y12
P2Y12
In the field of molecular biology, the P2Y12 protein is found mainly but not only on the surface of blood platelet cells and is an important regulator in blood clotting....

 inhibitors used for their anti-platelet
Platelet
Platelets, or thrombocytes , are small,irregularly shaped clear cell fragments , 2–3 µm in diameter, which are derived from fragmentation of precursor megakaryocytes.  The average lifespan of a platelet is normally just 5 to 9 days...

 activity.

Examples

These drugs include:

Prasugrel
Prasugrel
Prasugrel is a novel platelet inhibitor developed by Daiichi Sankyo Co. and produced by Ube and currently marketed in the United States in cooperation with Eli Lilly and Company for acute coronary syndromes planned for percutaneous coronary intervention...

 (Effient),
Ticlopidine
Ticlopidine
Ticlopidine is an antiplatelet drug in the thienopyridine family. Like clopidogrel, it is an adenosine diphosphate receptor inhibitor. It is used in patients in whom aspirin is not tolerated, or in whom dual antiplatelet therapy is desirable...

 (Ticlid),
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel is an oral, thienopyridine class antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. It is marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis under the trade name Plavix. The drug works by irreversibly...

(Plavix).
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