The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TNKase ® (tenecteplase) for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults.

(HealthDay News) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved TNKase (tenecteplase), a thrombolytic or clot-dissolving agent, for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke in adults.

Tenecteplase is administered as a single, 5-second intravenous bolus, providing a faster and simpler option compared to the ...

TNKase — tenecteplase — is the first FDA-approved stroke medicine in nearly 30 years, offering a faster, simpler five-second ...

It is delivered as a single five-second intravenous bolus, which is faster than the standard of care Activase or alteplase, ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released several important updates addressing new medication approvals and ...

Genentech has had the lone medicine on the market for the acute treatment of stroke. | Over nearly the last three decades, ...

The FDA has approved TNKase, a tissue plasminogen, clot-dissolving agent, to treat acute ischemic stroke in adults, according ...

The approval is based on a study comparing TNKase to Activase in patients with acute ischemic stroke who presented with a disabling neurological deficit. Results show that TNKase was comparable to ...

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...

The AcT (Alteplase compared to Tenecteplase) trial compared TNKase to Activase in treating patients with acute ischemic stroke that presented with a disabling neurological deficit. This ...