Dipyridamole
Pronounced dye-peer-ID-ah-mole
Brand names: Persantine
Type: Antiplatelet (blood-thinning) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Dipyridamole is used for
- Preventing stroke, combined with aspirin
- Preventing clots after heart valve replacement, combined with warfarin
Common side effects
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Stomach upset
- Diarrhea
Important cautions
- Raises the risk of bleeding when combined with other blood thinners
How it comes
Tablets, extended-release capsules (with aspirin), injection (for heart stress tests). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.