<p><strong>Pregnancy</strong>: Tenectaplase has been shown to elicit maternal and embryo toxicity in rabbits given multiple IV administrations. In rabbits administered 0.5, 1.5, and 5.0 mg/kg/day during organogenesis, vaginal hemorrhage resulted in maternal deaths. Subsequent embryonic deaths were secondary to maternal hemorrhage and no fetal anomalies were observed. Tenectaplase does not elicit maternal and embryo toxicity in rabbits following a single IV administration. Thus, in developmental toxicity studies conducted in rabbits, the no observable effect level (NOEL) of a single IV administration of Tenectaplase on maternal or developmental toxicity (5 mg/kg) was approximately 7 times human exposure (based on AUC) at the dose for AMI. There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women. Tenectaplase should be given to pregnant women only if the potential benefits justify the potential risk to the fetus.<br />
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<strong>Nursing Mothers</strong>: It is not known if Tenectaplase is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Tenectaplase is administered to a nursing woman.</p>