Side Effects:

Common Bleeding.

Expert advice for Brilinta Tablet
Good medication for preventing blood clots. For best results, take Brilinta at the same time every day. Brilinta increases your risk of bleeding. Be careful while shaving, cutting fingernails or toenails, or using sharp objects. Do not discontinue use without consulting your doctor. If you are going to have a surgery or dental treatment, you may be asked to stop taking Brilinta temporarily. You may experience shortness of breath in the initial weeks of therapy. Notify your doctor if it becomes worse or persists for long.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What is Brilinta used for?
Brilinta belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet medicines. Brilinta in combination with aspirin is used in a person who had a heart attack, or unstable angina (angina or chest pain that is not well controlled). It reduces the chances of having another heart attack, stroke or dying from a disease related to heart or blood vessels.

Q. How does Brilinta work?
Brilinta belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet drugs. Brilinta affects the platelets (also called thrombocytes). These very small blood cells help to stop the bleeding by clumping together to plug tiny holes in blood vessels that are cut or damaged. However, platelets can also form clots inside diseased blood vessels in the heart and brain. This can be very dangerous. Brilinta works by preventing the clumping of platelets and this reduces the chance of a blood clot forming that can reduce blood flow.

Q. Is Brilinta safe?
Brilinta is safe when taken at prescribed dose and duration as advised by your doctor.

Q. Can I take ticagrelor with paracetamol?
Paracetamol can be taken with ticagrelor. No drug-drug interactions have been reported between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take ticagrelor with ibuprofen?
Ibuprofen taken with ticagrelor can increase the risk of bleeding. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take ticagrelor with sildenafil?
Sildenafil can be taken with ticagrelor. No drug-drug interactions have been reported between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take ticagrelor with naproxen?
Naproxen can be taken with ticagrelor. No drug-drug interactions have been reported between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Can I take ticagrelor with omeprazole?
Omeprazole can be taken with ticagrelor. No drug-drug interactions have been reported between the two. However, interactions can occur. Please consult your doctor before taking the two medicines together.

Q. Is Brilinta an anticoagulant?
Brilinta is not an anticoagulant. It belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet medicines. Both antiplatelets and anticoagulants work to prevent formation of clots in your blood vessels, but they work in different ways. Antiplatelets interfere with the binding of platelets, or the process that actually starts the formation of blood clots. Anticoagulants interfere with the proteins in your blood that are involved in the coagulation process.

Q. Is Brilinta reversible?
Brilinta is a reversible oral antiplatelet agent.

Q. Is ticagrelor better than clopidogrel?
Ticagrelor and clopidogrel belong to the same class of medicines with similar action, but their effect may vary upon individual response. Always follow doctor's advice regarding its use.

Q. Is Brilinta a prodrug?
Brilinta is not a prodrug. A prodrug is a medication or compound that, after administration, is metabolized (converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug. Brilinta itself is an active drug.

Q. Is Brilinta US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved?
Brilinta is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. US Food and Drug Administration approved Brilinta in July 2011 to reduce cardiovascular death and heart attack in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Q. Is Brilinta a beta blocker?
Brilinta is not a beta blocker. Brilinta belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet medicines.

Q. Is Brilinta a blood thinner?
Brilinta belongs to a group of medicines called antiplatelet medicines (can be described as blood thinner drugs).

Q. Is Brilinta generic?
Yes, Brilinta is a generic medicine.

Q. Is ticagrelor the same as clopidogrel?
Ticagrelor and clopidogrel are two different drugs which belong to the same class of medicines with similar action, but their effect may vary upon individual response. Always follow your doctor's advice regarding its use.

Q. Does Brilinta lower blood pressure?
Lowering of blood pressure is a common side effect of Brilinta. Please consult your doctor in case you experience low blood pressure as the dose of Brilinta may need to be changed.

Q. Does Brilinta cause bruising?
Brilinta can commonly cause an increased tendency to bruise. Please consult your doctor if you experience increased bruising while taking Brilinta.

Q. Does Brilinta cause hair loss?
Brilinta does not cause hair loss. Please consult your doctor if you experience hair loss while taking Brilinta.

Q. Why does Brilinta cause dyspnea?
Brilinta inhibits certain receptors on sensory neurons which increase the sensation of dyspnea (breathlessness). Brilinta related breathlessness is generally mild and characterized as a sudden, unexpected hunger for air usually occurring at rest and may appear in the first weeks of therapy then disappear in many patients. If your feeling of shortness of breath gets worse or lasts a long time after taking Brilinta, tell your doctor. Your doctor will decide if it needs treatment or further investigations or the dose of your medicine may need to be decreased.

Q. Why does Brilinta cause bradycardia?
Brilinta causes bradycardia due to dysfunction of SA (sinoatrial) node. SA node is the heart's natural pacemaker and the electrical impulses are generated there. Please consult your doctor in case you experience slowing of the heartbeat after taking Brilinta.

Q. How much does Brilinta cost?
The cost of Brilinta will vary depending on the brand. Please refer to the pack to know the cost.