Ticagrelor
Pronounced tye-KAG-rel-or
Brand names: Brilinta
Type: Antiplatelet (blood-thinning) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
What Ticagrelor is used for
- After a heart attack or stent placement
- Preventing stroke after certain types of stroke
Common side effects
- Shortness of breath
- Easy bruising
- Nosebleeds
- Headache
Important cautions
- Raises the risk of serious bleeding — report unusual bruising or bleeding
- Shortness of breath is a known side effect and should be reported to your care team
How it comes
Tablets. This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.
Related medicines — Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines
Condition guides on MedicalVideos.com
- Heart Attack — videos, articles and guides · medicines for heart attack
- Stroke — videos, articles and guides · medicines for stroke
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.