Carboprost
Generic name: carboprost [ KAR-boe-prost ]
Brand name: Hemabate
Dosage form: injectable solution (250 mcg/mL)
Drug class:Uterotonic agents
What is carboprost?
Carboprost is a form of prostaglandin (a hormone-like substance that occurs naturally in the body). Prostaglandins help to control functions in the body such as blood pressure and muscle contractions.
Carboprost is used to treat severe bleeding after childbirth (postpartum).
Carboprost is also used to produce an abortion by causing uterine contractions. It is usually given between the 13th and 20th weeks of pregnancy, but may be given at other times for medical reasons. Carboprost is often used when another method of abortion has not completely emptied the uterus, or when a complication of pregnancy would cause the baby to be born too early to survive.
Carboprost may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Warnings
You should not receive carboprost if you have active pelvic inflammatory disease, a breathing disorder, heart disease, liver disease, or kidney disease.
This medicine in given in a hospital or clinic setting to quickly treat any serious side effects that occur.
Before taking this medicine
You should not receive carboprost if you are allergic to it, or if you have:
active pelvic inflammatory disease;
a lung disorder or breathing problem;
heart disease;
kidney disease; or
liver disease.
To make sure carboprost is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:
high or low blood pressure;
diabetes;
epilepsy or other seizure disorder;
any scarring in your uterus;
a history of asthma; or
a history of heart, kidney, or liver disease.
It is not known whether carboprost passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing baby. Tell your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
How is carboprost given?
Carboprost is given as an injection into a muscle. You will receive this injection in a clinic or hospital setting.
You may be given medication to prevent nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea while you are receiving carboprost.
To be sure this medication has been effective, your cervix (opening of the uterus) w...
