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==Contraindications==
==Contraindications==


Because thrombolytic therapy increases the risk of bleeding, Retavase® is contraindicated in the following situations<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = RETAVASE (RETEPLASE) KIT [EKR THERAPEUTICS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=e9ae6656-977c-4105-8528-bee664aab27a | publisher =  | date =  |accessdate =  }}</ref>:
Because thrombolytic therapy increases the risk of bleeding, Retavase® is contraindicated in the following situations


'''*Active internal [[bleeding]]'''
'''*Active internal [[bleeding]]'''
'''*History of [[cerebrovascular accident]]'''
'''*History of [[cerebrovascular accident]]'''
'''*Recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma (see [[Reteplase warnings and precautions|WARNINGS]])'''
'''*Recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma (see [[Reteplase warnings and precautions|WARNINGS]])'''
'''*Intracranial neoplasm, [[arteriovenous malformation]], or [[aneurysm]]'''
'''*Intracranial neoplasm, [[arteriovenous malformation]], or [[aneurysm]]'''
'''*Known bleeding [[diathesis]]'''
'''*Known bleeding [[diathesis]]'''
'''*Severe uncontrolled [[hypertension]]'''<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = RETAVASE (RETEPLASE) KIT [EKR THERAPEUTICS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=e9ae6656-977c-4105-8528-bee664aab27a | publisher =  | date =  |accessdate =  }}</ref>:
'''*Severe uncontrolled [[hypertension]]'''<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = RETAVASE (RETEPLASE) KIT [EKR THERAPEUTICS, INC.] | url =http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=e9ae6656-977c-4105-8528-bee664aab27a | publisher =  | date =  |accessdate =  }}</ref>:
==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:28, 4 March 2014

Reteplase
Retavase® FDA Package Insert
Indications and Usage
Dosage and Administration
Contraindications
Warnings and Precautions
Adverse Reactions
Drug Interactions
Use in Specific Populations
Description
Clinical Pharmacology
Nonclinical Toxicology
How Supplied/Storage and Handling
Labels and Packages
Clinical Trials on Reteplase
ClinicalTrials.gov

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Zaghw, M.D. [2]

Contraindications

Because thrombolytic therapy increases the risk of bleeding, Retavase® is contraindicated in the following situations

*Active internal bleeding

*History of cerebrovascular accident

*Recent intracranial or intraspinal surgery or trauma (see WARNINGS)

*Intracranial neoplasm, arteriovenous malformation, or aneurysm

*Known bleeding diathesis

*Severe uncontrolled hypertension[1]:

References

  1. "RETAVASE (RETEPLASE) KIT [EKR THERAPEUTICS, INC.]".

Adapted from the FDA Package Insert.