Ticlopidine : Before Using

Ticlopidine - Systemic

Brand Names

Ticlid Ticlopidine *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For ticlopidine, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to ticlopidine. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Studies with ticlopidine have not been done in pregnant women. This drug did not cause birth defects in animal studies. However, it causing other unwanted effects in animal studies when it was given in amounts that were large enough to cause harmful effects in the mother.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether ticlopidine passes into the breast milk.

Use for Children

There is no special info comparing use of ticlopidine in child with use in other age groups.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. When you are taking ticlopidine, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Anticoagulants - blood thinners
Aspirin
Carbenicillin by injection - Geopen
Clopidogrel - Plavix
Dipyridamole - Persantine
Divalproex - Depakote
Heparin - Hepalean, Liquaemin
Inflammation or pain drug, except narcotics
Low molecular weight heparin - ardeparin " Normiflo ", dalteparin " Fragmin ", enoxaparin " Lovenox ", nadroparin " Fraxiparine "
Pentoxifylline - Trental
Plicamycin - Mithracin
Sulfinpyrazone - Anturane
Ticarcillin - Ticar
Valproic acid - Depakene The risk of serious bleeding may be increased

Phenytoin - Dilantin Ticlopidine may increase the amount of phenytoin in the blood and increase the risk of side effects from phenytoin
Xanthines such as theophylline - e.g. Theo-Dur Ticlopidine may slow the elimination of theophylline and increase the risk of side effects from theophylline

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of ticlopidine. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Blood clotting problems, such as hemophilia and von Willebrand's disease,
Liver disease - severe
Stomach ulcers The risk of serious bleeding may be increased

Blood disease The risk of serious side effects may be increased

Kidney disease - severe Ticlopidine is removed from the body more slowly when the kidneys are not help you. This may increase the risk of side effects

Always tell your family doctor if you have a problem called thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura - TTP. This problem could reoccur if you take ticlopidine.