Alteplase Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Actilyse Cathflo, Actylise, Alteplasa

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What is Alteplase?

An example of Alteplase

Alteplase is a medication that promotes the dissolution of blood clots. It is used to stop heart muscle problems during a heart attack, to clear blood clots out of catheters and to treat blood clots. It is available only by intravenous infusion.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
1 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0
Moderate
0
Mild
0
None
0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Alteplase

Hospitalization 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Alteplase (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped having Alteplase

There are no evaluations for Alteplase .

What is alteplase?


Precautions

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Instructions

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Side Effects

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Interactions

Other Names

Activase, Cathflo Activase, TPA, alteplase, and tissue plasminogen activator

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