General

High Alert Medication: This medication bears a heightened risk of causing significant patient harm when it is used in error.

Pronunciation
AL-te-plase

Trade Name(s)

• Activase

• Activase rt-PA [Canada]

• Lysatec rt-PA [Canada]

• Cathflo Activase

• tissue plasminogen activator

• t-PA

Pregnancy Category
Category C

Ther. class.
thrombolytics

Pharm. class.
plasminogen activators

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