| Pharmacy Drug Brand Name: | Integrilin® |
| Active Ingredient(s): | eptifibatide |
| Delivery / Dosage Form(s): | Intravenous injection |
| Company Manufacturer Name: | COR Therapeutics, Inc. and Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| Availability / Prescription: | Prescription only, used only in hospital |
| Date Approved by FDA *: | May 18, 1998 |
* Approval by the FDA does not necessarily mean that this drug is available for consumers at this time.
What is Integrilin used for?
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Who should not be given Integrilin? You should not be given Integrilin if you have ever had:
- Bleeding in the brain, brain tumor, or ballooning (aneurysm) of a blood vessel in the brain
- History of low blood platelets in the blood during previous treatment with Integrilin
You should not be given Integrilin if within the past 30 days you have had:
- Medical diagnosis of internal bleeding
- Medical diagnosis of unusual tendency towards bleeding
- Medical diagnosis of stroke
- Major surgery or trauma
You should also not be given Integrilin if now:
- Your health care (healthcare) practitioner detects signs of ongoing injury to the aorta (the large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart) or signs of pericarditis (inflammation of the sac that surrounds the heart)
- You have very high blood pressure (greater than 200/110)
- You are on dialysis
- You are being treated with tirofiban (Aggrastat®, Merck & Co.)
General Precautions with Integilin:
Bleeding is the most common complication found during Integrilin therapy.
What should I tell my doctor or health care (healthcare) provider?
Because certain other medications can interact with Integrilin, review all medications that you are taking with your health care (healthcare) provider, including those that you take without a prescription. To avoid possible additive drug effects, Integrilin should not be used at the same time as other anticoagulants (blood thinning) drug products (e.g., warfarin sodium, dipyridamole, ticlopidine, clopidogrel) and other pain or discomfort killers.
Tell your health care (healthcare) provider if you are trying to become pregnant, are already pregnant, or are breast-feeding.
What are some possible side effects of Integrilin? (This is not a comprehensive list of possible side effects assosciated with Integrilin. Your doctor or pharmacist can provide expert advice on the possible side effects of this drug.
- Bleeding
- Stroke
- Allergic reaction
- Low blood pressure