Generic name: papaverine [ pa-PAV-uh-reen ]
Dosage form: injectable solution (30 mg/mL)
Drug class:Peripheral vasodilators
What is papaverine?
Papaverine is a vasodilator that relaxes smooth muscles in your blood vessels to help them dilate (widen). This lowers blood pressure and allows blood to flow more easily through your veins and arteries.
Papaverine is used to treat many conditions that cause spasm of smooth muscle. This includes chest pain, circulation problems, heart attack, or disorders of the stomach or gallbladder.
Papaverine is not for use in treating erectile dysfunction (impotence) and should not be injected into the penis. This practice has resulted in painful or prolonged erection that may require surgery to correct.
Papaverine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not receive papaverine if you have a serious heart condition such as "AV block."
In an emergency situation it may not be possible to tell your caregivers about your health conditions. Make sure any doctor caring for you afterward knows you have received this medicine.
Before taking this medicine
You should not receive papaverine if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
a serious heart condition such as "AV block."
If possible before you receive papaverine, tell your doctor if you have:
heart disease;
glaucoma; or...
