Fibrinolytics, or thrombolytics, are drugs used to dissolve blood clots by lysing fibrin. Examples include streptokinase, urokinase, and alteplase. They are used to treat acute myocardial infarction, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism. Antifibrinolytics like epsilon amino-caproic acid and tranexaemic acid inhibit fibrinolytic activity and are used to control bleeding from overdose of fibrinolytics or due to excessive fibrinolytic activity during surgery or complications of surgery, tooth extraction, menorrhagia, and hematuria.