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Iloprost, sold under the brand name Ventavis among others, is a medication used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), Raynaud's phenomenon, and chronic limb ischemia. It may also be used for frostbite. It may be used by breathing in or injection into a vein.

Common side effects of the inhaled form include headache, flushing, bleeding, chest pain, nausea, cough, and swelling. Other side effects may include low blood pressure and low platelets. Safety in pregnancy is unclear, but benefits may justify its use. It is a manufactured form of prostacyclin which results in blood vessels to dilate.

Iloprost was approved for medical use in Europe in 2003 and the United States in 2004. It is available as a generic medication. In the United Kingdom 50 micrograms for injection cost the NHS about £60 while 10 micrograms to inhale costs about £10 as of 2021. In the United States this amount of the inhaled form is about US$140 per dose.