The present invention relates compounds of the formula I:
oligosaccharide-spacer-GpIIb/IIIa antagonist I, wherein the
oligosaccharide is a negatively charged pentasaccharide residue of the
structure (I), the charge being compensated by positively charged
counterions; the spacer is an essentially pharmacologically inactive
linking residue of a length of 15-50 atoms; the GpIIb/IIIa antagonist is
a residue derived from tirofiban or an analogue thereof; or a
pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug or a solvate
thereof. The compounds of the invention have antithrombotic activity and
can be used in treating or preventing thrombotic diseases.
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