User:Mr. Ibrahem/Carboprost

Carboprost, sold under the brand name Hemabate among others, is a medication used to treat postpartum bleeding and termination of pregnancy. For postpartum bleeding it is used when oxytocin and ergometrine are not sufficient. For termination it is used in the second trimester when other methods have not worked. It is given by injection into a muscle.

Common side effects include diarrhea, headache, nausea, vasodilation, fever, and abdominal pain. Other side effects may include uterine rupture, chest pain, shortness of breath, and ringing in the ears. It is an oxytocic. It works similar to PGF2α by increasing contractions of the uterus.

Carboprost was approved for medical use in the United States in 1979. In the United Kingdom it costs the NHS about £18 per dose as of 2021. This amount in the United States costs about 330 USD.