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clopidogrel

A thienopyridine, with antiplatelet activity. Clopidogrel targets, irreversibly binds to and alters the platelet receptor for adenosine diphosphate (ADP), thereby blocking the binding of ADP to its receptor, inhibiting ADP-mediated activation of the glycoprotein complex GPIIb/IIIa, and inhibiting fibrinogen binding to platelets and platelet adhesion and aggregation. This results in increased bleeding time.

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