antiplatelet
Americanadjective
noun
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antiplatelets
plural
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The findings may help explain why commonly prescribed stroke prevention medications such as aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs have had limited success in preventing this type of stroke.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
The German pharmaceutical company said Sunday that the once-daily 50mg asundexian medication, when combined with antiplatelet therapy, lowered the risk of stroke in patients during the study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The antiplatelet drug Aggrastat was derived from a molecule found in the saw-scaled viper.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2021
All showed high levels of antiplatelet factor 4 antibodies, which are implicated in autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2021
Already, evidence that inflammation and clotting play a role in COVID-19 has inspired dozens of trials in the United States and Europe of anticlotting, anti-inflammatory, and antiplatelet drugs.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 2, 2020
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