Stroke - Acute stroke
Rationale 1,6
*Hospital Use only*
Formulary guidance for DBTH can be found here
Alteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke
Alteplase is recommended within its marketing authorisation for treating acute ischaemic stroke in adults if:
treatment is started as early as possible within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms, and
intracranial haemorrhage has been excluded by appropriate imaging techniques."