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.