Prednisone is intended for oral administration only. Adults: The initial dose is 5mg to 80mg daily depending on the condition being. treated, as a single dose after breakfast, as divided doses, or as a double dose on. alternate days. The maintenance dose is usually 5mg to 20mg daily. The dose should. be individualised according to the severity of the disease and the patients response. rather than by age or body weight. For adrenogenital syndrome: 5 to 10mg a day as a single dose. The usual adult prescribing limit is up to 250mg day.
View/Edit Mouse. Tissue plasminogen activator (abbreviated tPA or PLAT) is a protein involved in the breakdown of blood clots. It is a serine protease (EC 3.4.21.68) found on endothelial cells, the cells that line the blood vessels.
Alteplase is an enzyme that occurs naturally in man and causes blood clots to dissolve. It is a man-made protein manufactured by recombinant DNA technology. The naturally occurring protein, known as tissue plasminogen activator (TPA), is made by ovarian cells from the Chinese hamster. The amount that is given to patients is far greater than the amount naturally made by the body itself. Alteplase was first approved for heart attacks in 1987. In 1996, it was approved for strokes. PRESCRIBED FOR: Alteplase is used to treat persons with heart attacks (acute myocardial infarctions), strokes, chest pain at rest (unstable angina), blood clots in the lungs (pulmonary thrombosis or embolism), and other less common conditions involving blood clots.