Tenecteplase

تنکتپلاز

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🩸 Blood And Blood Forming OrgansTissue plasminogen activator (thrombolytic)

Market / country: 🇺🇸 USA

TNKase (US)

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Acute ischaemic stroke (thrombolysis) · Regimen source: FDA TNKase · 2.1, Table 1

  • • IV bolus over 5 seconds. Monitor and control blood pressure during and after. FDA TNKase · 2.1

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🛡️ Safety & information

Contraindications

  • ⛔ Active internal bleeding; intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma within 2 months; bleeding diathesis; severe uncontrolled hypertension; intracranial lesion (neoplasm, AVM, aneurysm). Stroke: active intracranial haemorrhage. STEMI: history of intracranial haemorrhage. FDA TNKase · 4

Warnings

  • • Bleeding (including intracranial); cholesterol embolisation; reperfusion arrhythmias. FDA TNKase · 5

Formulations

👥 Special populations

  • 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

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

    “Risk Summary There are risks to the mother and fetus from acute ST elevation myocardial infarction and acute ischemic stroke, which are medical emergencies in pregnancy and can be fatal if left untreated (see Clinical Considerations ).”
  • 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

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

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

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

    “The safety and effectiveness of TNKase 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 TNKase · 8.5

    “Of the total number of TNKase-treated patients within 0-3 hours in Trial 1 for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), 426 (72%) were 65 years of age and older, and 290 (49%) were 75 years of age and older [see Clinical Studies (14.1) ].”
  • ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

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