Tenecteplase

Pronounced ten-EK-te-plase

Brand names: TNKase

Type: Thrombolytic (clot-dissolving medicine) · All Heart & Blood Pressure Medicines

What Tenecteplase is used for

  • Dissolving clots causing a heart attack (hospital)
  • Dissolving clots causing certain strokes (hospital)

Common side effects

  • Bleeding at puncture sites
  • Bruising
  • Nosebleeds

Important cautions

  • Given only in hospital or emergency settings because of the risk of serious bleeding, including in the brain
  • Cannot be used after recent surgery, bleeding, or certain strokes — careful screening comes first

How it comes

Injection (hospital). This guide lists forms only — it never lists strengths or doses.

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Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.