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clopidogrel, n. Pharmacol.
Brit. |klə(ʊ)ˈpɪdəgrɛl|, U.S. |kloʊˈpɪdəˌgrɛl|
[‹ -clopid- (in ticlopidine n.) + -o- connective + -grel, element occas. used in names of drugs inhibiting platelet aggregation (earlier in oxagrelate, in which -agre- probably represents aggregate and -late is probably from carboxylate n.).]
A drug that inhibits the aggregation of blood platelets, used chiefly to prevent thrombotic complications in patients with atherosclerosis.
Chemical name: 5-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridin-5-yl acetate, C16H16ClNO2S.
1989USAN & USP Dict. Drug Names 142 Clopidogrel. C16H16ClNO2S... INN. 1998Ann. Internal Med. 129394 Clopidogrel was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the reduction of ischemic events in patients with recent myocardial infarction. 2002Times 11 Feb. ii. 18/1 Daily doses of aspirin and another anti-clotting drug called clopidogrel can dramatically increase life expectancy in people who have had a heart attack. |