The invention discloses a method for preparing prasugrel (I). The method comprises the following steps: performing addition reaction of a Grignard reagent prepared from fluorobenzyl bromide and cyclopropanecarbonitrile to obtain cyclopropyl-2-fluorobenzyl ketone; performing chlorination to obtain a main intermediate, namely alpha-cyclopropyl carbonyl-2-fluorobenzyl chloride (II); performing condensation reaction of (II) and 2-oxo-2,4,5,6,7,7alpha-hexahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine 4-methylbenzenesulfonate to obtain an intermediate, namely 5-(alpha-cyclopropyl carbonyl-2-fluorobenzyl)-2-oxo-2,4,5,6,7,7alpha-hexahydrothieno[3,2-c]pyridine (IV); and performing acetic anhydride esterification on the (IV) to obtain the prasugrel (I).