STREPTOKINASE
Submitted by:
Eboña, Ellaine Rose C.
Kido, Julia Bernadine T.
A brief discussion about a drug which is used to dissolve blood clots that have formed in the blood vessels known as Streptokinase.
Pregnancy Category C
Contraindication:
Brain disease or tumor
Stroke
Bleeding problems
Catheter infection
Proper Use of Streptokinase
A doctor or other trained health professional will give you streptokinase. Streptokinase is given through a needle or tube placed into one of your blood vessels.
Side Effects
Blurred Vision
Dizziness
Fever
Sweating
Mechanism of Action
Streptokinase belongs to a group of medications known as Fibrinolytics or Thrombolytics which causes the break-up of a blood clot.
Pharmacologic Class: Tissue Plasminogen Activator
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