The Medicines Company today announced the approval of Kengreal (cangrelor) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an adjunctive therapy to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for reducing periprocedural thrombotic events in patients who have not been treated with a P2Y12 inhibitor and are not being given a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor (GPI).

The Medicines Company expects Kengreal to be available in the U.S. in July.

Kengreal is the first and only intravenous, reversible P2Y12 platelet inhibitor with an immediate onset of action for patients undergoing PCI that, in clinical trials, has been shown to reduce the risk of periprocedural thrombotic events, including myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, and repeat coronary revascularization.

“The approval of Kengreal provides a new option for PCI,” said Clive A. Meanwell, MD, PhD, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Medicines Company. “This novel drug will potentially decrease thrombotic risk in the acute care setting, deliver value to the healthcare system alongside Angiomax, and help us to increase our commercial offerings in the cath lab.”

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