Reteplase contraindications

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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.