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Carboprost

A synthetic analogue of prostaglandin F2 alpha, developed in the early 1970s: a methyl group at position 15 stops enzymes from inactivating it. It makes the uterus contract and is used mainly to stop bleeding after childbirth when other drugs are not enough. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.

Did you know?Its total synthesis was published in 1974 by three chemists, Yankee, Axen and Bundy; it has to be stored in a refrigerator, between 2 and 8 °C.

CarboprostGo to the active ingredient →
CarboprostActive ingredientCarboprostCat. No. P-C043-001CAS 35700-23-3

EDQM standards 3

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

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