endowed with antiplatelet activity.
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sport-and-health cardiovascular diseases cholesterol
Therefore, it is used in all those situations in which it is necessary to prevent blood clotting and the formation of thrombus in order to prevent the onset of serious cardiovascular events.
Chemically speaking, ticlopidine is a thienopyridine.
In order to exert its antiplatelet action, ticlopidine must be taken orally; in fact, the medicines that contain it are in the form of coated tablets.
The dispensing of ticlopidine-based medicines should take place upon presentation of a non-repeatable medical prescription (RNR), however it is a class A drug which, therefore, can be dispensed at the expense of the National Health System.
