Fibrinolytics work by activating the body's natural fibrinolytic system to dissolve blood clots. They include streptokinase, urokinase, reteplase, alteplase, and tenecteplase. Streptokinase works by binding plasminogen to form a complex that activates plasminogen to plasmin. It has a short half-life and can cause hypotension and arrhythmias as side effects. Alteplase is a recombinant tissue plasminogen activator that is more potent, non-antigenic, and selectively activates plasminogen bound to fibrin. Newer fibrinolytics like tenecteplase have longer half-lives, greater fibrin