Ticagrelor 60 Mg (Generic)

What is Ticagrelor 60 Mg?

Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet or blood thinners. It reduces the formation of harmful blood clots in blood vessels. This helps to prevent a heart attack or stroke in people with heart disease.

Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet is also used to treat people with a recent heart attack or severe heart-related chest pain (unstable angina), who have undergone stenting of the heart. It helps to prevent serious heart-related problems like having another heart attack, stroke, or formation of blood clots in stents in such people.

How Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet Works

Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet is an antiplatelet medication. It works by preventing platelets from sticking together, thereby decreasing the formation of harmful blood clots. This lowers the chance of heart attack or stroke.

How To Use Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole. Do not chew, crush or break it. Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.

Benefits Of Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet

In Prevention of heart attack and stroke

Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet is an antiplatelet medicine or blood thinner. It prevents blood from clotting inside the veins and arteries. This helps the blood flow freely around your body thereby preventing a heart attack or stroke (or deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism). Take this medicine regularly and make appropriate lifestyle changes to achieve maximum benefits. It is often prescribed along with a low dose of aspirin which also helps to prevent blood from clotting.

Side Effects Of Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Ticagrelor 60 Mg

• Bleeding
• Breathlessness

Warning

Alcohol

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breastfeeding

Information regarding the use of Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.

Driving

Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet does not usually affect your ability to drive.

Kidney

Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet is safe to use in patients with kidney disease. No dose adjustment of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet is recommended.
Limited information is available on the use of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet in renal dialysis patients.

Liver

Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.

What If You Forget To Take Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet?

If you miss a dose of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.

FAQ’s

1. Is Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet an anticoagulant?

Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet is an antiplatelet medicine or blood thinner. It makes your blood flow through your blood vessels more easily, reducing the chances of developing dangerous blood clots.

2. Can I drink alcohol with the Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet?

Drinking too much alcohol while taking Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet can irritate your stomach. This can increase your risk of getting a stomach ulcer. Therefore, avoid alcohol intake while taking this medicine.

3. What is the most important thing I should know about Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet?

Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet is a blood thinner that lowers your chance of getting or dying from a heart attack or stroke. However, this blood thinning property of Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet (and similar drugs) can cause serious bleeding and may even lead to death in some cases. The need for blood transfusions or surgery may arise in cases of serious bleeding, such as internal bleeding.

4. What will happen if I stop taking the Ticagrelor 60 Mg Tablet?

Do not stop taking Ticagrelor 60Mg Tablet without talking to your doctor. Doing this may increase your risk of getting a heart attack or stroke. Moreover, people being treated with a stent should continue taking it, as stopping this medicine may increase the risk of getting a blood clot in the stent. As a result, the person may become susceptible to a heart attack or even death.