PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A study evaluating the level of platelet aggregation achieved after switching from Plavix® (clopidogrel) 75 mg once-daily maintenance dosing plus aspirin to Effient® (prasugrel) 10 mg once-daily maintenance dosing (MD) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) was published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. In this Phase II study, ACS patients who were switched to Effient (either 10 mg maintenance dose [MD] or 60 mg loading dose [LD] followed by 10 mg MD) plus aspirin demonstrated a statistically significant greater reduction in Maximum Platelet Aggregation (MPA) after one week when compared with patients who remained on maintenance therapy with clopidogrel. The Switching Anti Platelet Study (SWAP) was sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Company.
