Epoprostenol sodium

Side effects and indications

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Cardiac failure def Cardiac failure def x
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Haemorrhage def Haemorrhage def x x
Haemoglobin def Haemorrhage def x x
Hypercalcaemia def Hypercalcaemia def x
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Ischaemia def Ischaemia def x
Muscle spasms def Cramps of lower extremities x
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Myocardial infarction def Myocardial infarction def x
Acute coronary syndrome def Myocardial infarction def x
Nausea def Nausea def x x
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Pneumonia def Pneumonia def x
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Pulmonary embolism def Pulmonary embolism def x
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Cerebrovascular accident def Cerebrovascular accident def x
Hyperhidrosis def Sweating def x x
Syncope def Syncope def x x
Loss of consciousness def Syncope def x x
Tachycardia def Tachycardia def x x
Supraventricular tachycardia def Supraventricular tachycardia def x
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Chills def Chills def x x
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Agitation def Agitation def x x
Hyperkinesia def x
Oedema peripheral def Oedema peripheral def x
Oedema genital def Oedema genital def x
Myocardial ischaemia def Myocardial ischaemia def x
Bone pain def Bone pain def x
Injection site pain Injection site pain x
Pain during injection x
Myalgia def Myalgia def x x
Pain in jaw Pain in jaw x x
Hypoxia def Hypoxia def x x
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Major depression def Depressive type psychosis x
Abdominal distension def Enlargement abdomen def x
Hyperkinesia def Hyperkinesia def x
Bradycardia def Bradycardia def x x
Ventricular failure Ventricular failure x
Insomnia def Insomnia def x
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Right ventricular failure def Right ventricular failure def x
Indication Labels
Connective tissue disorder def x
Hypertension def x x
Primary pulmonary hypertension x
Pulmonary arterial hypertension x
Pulmonary hypertension def x
Scleroderma def x

Information

More information: STITCH, PubChem and possibly Wikipedia or Medpedia

ATC Code: B01AC09

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Labels

Labels were obtained from different sources and potentially contain different sets of side effects. If you click on the label name, a HTML version of the label will be shown with proteins, chemicals and side efffects highlighted using Reflect.

  1. epoprostenol : 58 side effects (FDA XML label)
  2. EPOPROSTENOL SODIUM / FLOLAN : 114 side effects (Drugs@FDA)