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Medicines for Heart Attack
These 27 medicines from the Drug Guide are used in heart attack. A medicine appearing here does not mean it is right for every person with the condition — your prescriber matches the medicine to you. For videos, articles and guides, visit the Heart Attack condition hub.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Alirocumab | Praluent | High cholesterol, including inherited very high cholesterol; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in heart disease |
| Alteplase | Activase, Cathflo | Dissolving clots causing a stroke, heart attack, or lung clot (hospital); Clearing blocked central line catheters |
| Aspirin | Bayer, Ecotrin | Preventing heart attack and stroke; Pain and fever relief |
| Atenolol | Tenormin | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Atorvastatin | Lipitor | High cholesterol; Reducing risk of heart attack and stroke |
| Carvedilol | Coreg | Heart failure; High blood pressure |
| Clopidogrel | Plavix | Preventing heart attack and stroke; After stent placement |
| Colchicine | Colcrys, Mitigare | Treating and preventing gout attacks; Pericarditis (inflammation around the heart) |
| Dulaglutide | Trulicity | Type 2 diabetes; Reducing heart risk in certain patients with type 2 diabetes |
| Enoxaparin | Lovenox | Preventing blood clots after surgery or during hospital stays; Treating blood clots in legs and lungs |
| Eplerenone | Inspra | Heart failure after a heart attack; High blood pressure |
| Evolocumab | Repatha | High cholesterol, including inherited very high cholesterol; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in heart disease |
| Icosapent ethyl | Vascepa | Very high triglycerides; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in certain patients with heart disease |
| Lisinopril | Prinivil, Zestril | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Lovastatin | Mevacor, Altoprev | High cholesterol; Reducing risk of heart attack |
| Metoprolol | Lopressor, Toprol-XL | High blood pressure; Chest pain (angina) |
| Prasugrel | Effient | After stent placement for a heart attack; After stent placement for blocked heart arteries treated with angioplasty |
| Pravastatin | Pravachol | High cholesterol; Reducing risk of heart attack and stroke |
| Ramipril | Altace | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
| Rivaroxaban | Xarelto | Preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation; Treating and preventing blood clots in legs and lungs |
| Rosuvastatin | Crestor | High cholesterol; Reducing risk of heart attack and stroke |
| Semaglutide | Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy | Type 2 diabetes; Weight management in obesity |
| Simvastatin | Zocor | High cholesterol; Reducing risk of heart attack and stroke |
| Telmisartan | Micardis | High blood pressure; Reducing heart attack and stroke risk in certain patients |
| Tenecteplase | TNKase | Dissolving clots causing a heart attack (hospital); Dissolving clots causing certain strokes (hospital) |
| Ticagrelor | Brilinta | After a heart attack or stent placement; Preventing stroke after certain types of stroke |
| Valsartan | Diovan | High blood pressure; Heart failure |
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.