Definition of "dipyridamole" [dipyridamole]

• A drug, C24H40N8O4, that acts as a coronary vasodilator and is used in the long-term treatment of angina pectoris and as an antiplatelet agent. (noun)

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• "Synavive is the Cambridge, Mass., company's most advanced drug, and combined an agent called dipyridamole with the steroid prednisolone."
• "Zacks analyst notes: Zalicus leading pipeline candidate is Synavive, a combination of the cardiovascular drug dipyridamole and an unconventionally low dose of the glucocorticoid steroid prednisolone, currently under mid-stage clinical development for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA)."
• "Effect of dipyridamole plus aspirin on hemodialysis graft patency."