Alprostadil Injection: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Alprostadil Injection: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 28 s
Description: Alprostadil is a man-made version of a natural body substance called prostaglandin E1. It works as a vasodilator, meaning it widens blood vessels by relaxing their walls. It is given by injection and is used mainly to treat erectile dysfunction, and in a different form to keep a blood vessel open in newborn babies with certain heart conditions.

Alprostadil Injection

Generic name	Alprostadil
Drug class	Synthetic prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) analog, vasodilator
Forms	Injection (solution for intracavernosal or intravenous/intra-arterial use), Cream, Urethral suppository (pellet)

Alprostadil is a man-made version of a natural body substance called prostaglandin E1. It works as a vasodilator, meaning it widens blood vessels by relaxing their walls. It is given by injection and is used mainly to treat erectile dysfunction, and in a different form to keep a blood vessel open in newborn babies with certain heart conditions.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.