The thienopyridine derivatives (platelet
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P. C. A. Kam; C. M. Nethery
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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**Summary** The thienopyridines, ticlopidine and clopidogrel, are antiplatelet drugs. They are prodrugs and are metabolised in the liver to active metabolites that are nonβcompetitive antagonists of the platelet adenosine diphosphate receptor, P2Y~12~. Inhibition of platelet aggregation by these dru