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. 2012 Dec 19;8(6):957–969. doi: 10.5114/aoms.2012.32402

Table VIII.

Food and Drug Administration approved thrombolytic regimens for pulmonary embolism

Thrombolytic agents Thrombolytic regimens
Streptokinase 250,000 IU as a loading dose over 30 min followed by 100,000 IU/h for 24 h
Urokinase 4,400 IU/kg as a loading dose over 10 min followed by 4,400 IU/kg/h for 12 to 24 h
rt-PA (alteplase) 100 mg as a continuous intravenous infusion over 2 h