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Alteplase Increases Frequency of Functional Independence After Posterior Circulation Stroke
FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – For patients with mainly mild posterior circulation ischemic stroke who do not receive thrombectomy, alteplase administered at 4.5 to 24 hours after onset results in higher...
Tenecteplase Is Reasonable Alternative to Alteplase for Ischemic Stroke
MONDAY, March 24, 2025 – For patients with ischemic stroke, tenecteplase seems to be a reasonable alternative to alteplase in terms of effectiveness and safety outcomes, according to a study...
Clot-Busting Drug, TNKase, Quicker And As Effective In Treating Stroke
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – A newly approved clot- busting drug for stroke works as well as a decades-old medication still used by most U.S. hospitals, and can be delivered even more quickly, a new...
ASA: Alteplase Ups Outcomes at 4.5 to 24 Hours After Symptom Onset in Acute Ischemic Stroke
TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – For patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) whose symptoms began 4.5 to 24 hours earlier, alteplase is associated with a higher percentage of patients achieving a score of...
What's the Best Clot-Buster Med After Stroke?
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – An off-label clot-busting drug appears to work slightly better in treating stroke patients than an approved medication, a new review finds. The clot-buster tenecteplase is...
Reteplase Superior to Alteplase Within 4.5 Hours of Ischemic Stroke
THURSDAY, June 20, 2024 – Reteplase is noninferior to alteplase for patients with ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after symptom onset, according to a study published online June 14 in the New...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Activase (alteplase) 100mg by Genentech: Recall - Lack of Sterility Assurance
ISSUE: Genentech is voluntarily recalling three lots of Activase (alteplase) 100mg vials, that were co-packaged with Sterile Water for Injection, to the hospital level. The vials of Sterile Water for...
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