Ticagrelor Stada
This medicine helps prevent blood clots, reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
How to Use
Dosage
For 60 mg: One tablet twice daily. For 90 mg: One tablet twice daily (after an initial dose of two tablets on the first day).
Method
You can take the tablets with or without food. If you have trouble swallowing, you can crush the tablet into a fine powder, mix it with half a glass of water, stir, and drink immediately. Rinse the glass with another half glass of water and drink to ensure all medicine is taken.
The maximum daily dose is 120 mg for 60 mg tablets (two 60 mg tablets) or 180 mg for 90 mg tablets (two 90 mg tablets, after the initial loading dose).
Possible Side Effects
- •Shortness of breath.
- •Easy bruising and nosebleeds.
- •High uric acid levels in blood (found in blood tests).
- •Headache.
- •Dizziness or feeling like the room is spinning.
- •Diarrhea or indigestion.
- •Feeling sick (nausea).
- •Constipation.
- •Rash.
- •Itching.
- •Severe joint pain and swelling (signs of gout).
- •Dizziness, weakness, or blurred vision (signs of low blood pressure).
- •More bleeding than usual after surgery, cuts (e.g., shaving), or injuries.
- •Stomach bleeding (ulcer).
- •Bleeding gums.
- •Allergic reaction (rash, itching, swollen face, lips or tongue).
- •Confusion.
- •Vision problems due to blood in the eye.
- •Vaginal bleeding that is heavier or occurs at unusual times.
- •Bleeding into joints and muscles causing painful swelling.
- •Blood in the ear.
- •Internal bleeding that may cause dizziness or weakness.
- •Bleeding in the brain (stroke symptoms like numbness, weakness on one side, confusion, speech problems, balance issues, sudden dizziness or severe headache should be reported immediately to a doctor).
Important Warnings
- Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to ticagrelor or any other ingredients.
- Do not take this medicine if you are currently bleeding or have had a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain.
- Do not take this medicine if you have severe liver disease.
- Do not take this medicine with certain other strong medicines (e.g., for fungal or bacterial infections, depression, or HIV) as they can cause serious problems.
- Tell your doctor if you are planning surgery, including dental surgery. You might need to stop this medicine 5 days before due to increased bleeding risk.
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- Talk to your doctor if you have an unusually slow heart rate (under 60 beats per minute) and do not have a pacemaker.
- Talk to your doctor if you have asthma or other serious breathing problems.
- This medicine is not recommended if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding. Use effective birth control during treatment.
Use in Elderly Patients
Suitable for older adults, with specific precautions. Initiation of treatment in specialized care. Consider potential interactions especially with other drugs that increase the risk of bleeding. Avoid grapefruit. (updated 19.9.2025)