New Analysis Showed Effient(R) Cost-Effective Compared With Clopidogrel For Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing PCI

Medical News Today -- Results from a health economic substudy of the TRITON-TIMI 38 clinical trial showed that among patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) managed with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including stenting, treatment with Effient(®) (prasugrel) compared with branded clopidogrel (Plavix(®)) was more cost effective, and in most cases cost saving.