Carboprost

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Post partum haemorrhage, especially due to uterine atony. Cessation of life threatening bleeding. Control of PPH, MTP between 13th and 20 weeks. Missed abortion. Intrauterine foetal death.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Active pelvic inflammatory disease. Cardiac, pulmonary. Renal or hepatic disease.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Induced abortion may be expected to be incomplete. Examine cervix after abortion for cervical trauma. Not recommended in the presence of choriamionitis, recourse to surgery may be considered. In patients with compromised (scared) uterus.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Vomiting, diarrhoea, nausea, temperature rise, flushing.

Drug Category/Class

Carboprost has 10 Brands listed


Caboprost (125 mcg)Caboprost (250 mcg)
Coboprost (125 mcg)Deviprost (250 mcg)
Evacarb (125 mcg)Evacarb (250 mcg)
Prostodin (125 mcg)Prostodin (250 mcg)
Prostospan (125 mcg)Prostospan (250 mcg)

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