Dinoprost : Before Using

Dinoprost - Intra-amniotic

Brand Names

Prostin F Dinoprost *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using This Medication

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For dinoprost, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to dinoprost or other oxytocics - medication that stimulate the uterus to contract. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your family doctor if you are taking any prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of dinoprost. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Anemia - history of In some diseaseds, abortion with dinoprost may result in loss of blood that may require a transfusion

Asthma - or history of
Lung disease Dinoprost may cause narrowing of the blood vessels in the lungs or narrowing of the lung passages

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes - history of

Epilepsy - or history of Rarely, dinoprost has been reported to cause seizures in diseaseds who have epilepsy

Fibroid tumors of the uterus
Uterus surgery - history of There is an increased risk of rupture of the uterus

Glaucoma Rarely the pressure within the eye has increased and constriction of the pupils has occurred during the use of dinoprost

Heart or blood vessel disease - or history of
High blood pressure - history of
Low blood pressure - history of Dinoprost may cause changes in heart function or blood pressure changes

Jaundice - history of

Kidney disease - or history of

Liver disease - or history of The body may not get dinoprost out of the bloodstream at the usual rate, which may make the drug work longer or cause toxic effects