Alteplase

آلتپلاز (اکتیلیز)

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🩸 Blood And Blood Forming OrgansThrombolytic (tPA)

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

Activase (US)

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Acute ischaemic stroke (thrombolysis) · Regimen source: FDA Activase · 2.1FDA Activase · 2

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ Active internal bleeding; recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or serious head trauma; intracranial conditions raising bleeding risk; bleeding diathesis; severe uncontrolled hypertension. Stroke: intracranial or subarachnoid haemorrhage. MI and PE: recent stroke. FDA Activase · 4

Formulations

  • 50 mg vial (1 mg/mL after reconstitution with 50 mL) — powder for injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Activase · 3
  • 100 mg vial (1 mg/mL after reconstitution with 100 mL) — powder for injection 🇺🇸 USA FDA Activase · 3

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

    Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Activase · 8.1

    “Risk Summary Published studies and case reports on alteplase use in pregnant women are insufficient to inform a drug associated risk of adverse developmental outcomes.”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

    Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Activase · 8.2

    “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of alteplase in human milk, the effects on the breastfed infant, or the effects on milk production.”
  • 👶 ChildrenSafety not established

    Label: safety and effectiveness in children have not been established. FDA Activase · 8.4

    “Safety and effectiveness of Activase in pediatric patients have not been established.”
  • 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

    Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Activase · 8.5

    “Acute Ischemic Stroke In exploratory, multivariate analyses of Studies 1 and 2, age greater than 77 years was one of several interrelated baseline characteristics associated with an increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage.”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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