The powder is white to off-white. The solvent is clear and colourless.
Each vial contains 10,000 units (50 mg) tenecteplase. Each pre-filled syringe contains 10 ml solvent.
The reconstituted solution contains 1,000 units (5 mg) tenecteplase per ml.
Potency of tenecteplase is expressed in units (U) by using a reference standard which is specific for tenecteplase and is not comparable with units used for other thrombolytic agents.
Tenecteplase is a fibrin-specific plasminogen activator produced in a Chinese hamster ovary cell line by recombinant DNA technology.
Excipients/Inactive Ingredients: Powder: L-arginine, Phosphoric acid, Polysorbate 20, Trace residue from manufacturing process (Gentamicin).
Solvent: Water for injections.