MHRA review confirms benefit/risk profile of Alteplase - the only licensed clot buster for acute ischaemic stroke
- MHRA Expert Working Group reconfirms benefits of specialist stroke medicine Alteplase outweigh the risks, when used within its license.
- Their conclusions reflect an extensive and thorough review of more than a decade of clinical experience and evidence
Ingelheim, Germany, 23 July 2015 - Today, Boehringer Ingelheim received the positive news that, following an expert working group review, on behalf of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has reconfirmed that the benefits of our specialist stroke medicine Alteplase, outweigh the risks, when used within its license.
This announcement confirms that patients and doctors should have full confidence in our medicine, which is supported by more than a decade of clinical experience.
Professor Jörg Kreuzer, Head of Cardiovascular Medicine for Boehringer Ingelheim said “Alteplase is the only approved medicine to treat acute ischaemic stroke, a disease that can have a long lasting and a profound impact on a person’s ability to walk, see, talk, feel or understand their world. The news from MHRA expert working group confirms that our medicine can play a vital role in improving the lives of patients.”
Further information:
LINK: TO MHRA REVIEW PAGE
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