Nonpeptide, direct thrombin inhibitor. Prepn and crystal structure of complex with thrombin: N. Hauel et al., WO 9837075; eidem, US 6087380 (1998, 2000 both to Boehringer, Ing.); eidem, J. Med. Chem. 45, 1757 (2002) DOI PubMed. Review of pharmacology: D. Mungall, Curr. Opin. Investig. Drugs 3, 905-907 (2002) PubMed. Clinical pharmacokinetics: J. Stangier et al., J. Clin. Pharmacol. 45, 555 (2005) DOI PubMed. Clinical evaluations in joint replacement: B. I. Eriksson et al., J. Thromb. Haemost. 2, 1573 (2004) DOI PubMed; idem et al., ibid. 3, 103 (2005).
Antithrombotic.
Antithrombotic