Drug Summary

  Drug name:  triflusal
  Chemical name:  Triflusal
  Formula:  
  Weight:  
  CAS no:  322-79-2
  DrugBank link:  DB08814
  Description:  Approved by the European Stroke Organization, triflusal is recommended as lone therapy for the secondary prevention of atheroembotic stroke. Triflusal appears to be equally effective with a better safety profile than acetylsalicylic acid plus dypridamole and clopidogrel alone based on a double blind, randomized TACIP and TAPIRSS trials.
  Indication:  For the pevention of cardiovascular events such as stroke, for acute treatment of cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, and for thromboprophylaxis due to atrial fibrillation.