Alprostadil

Active ingredient description

Alprostadil is chemically identical to prostaglandin E1, the actions of which include vasodilatation of blood vessels in the erectile tissues of the corpora cavernosa and increase in cavernosal artery blood flow, causing penile rigidity.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code
Group title
Classification
C01EA01
Alprostadil
C Cardiovascular system → C01 Cardiac therapy → C01E Other cardiac preparations → C01EA Prostaglandins
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G04BE01
Alprostadil
G Genito urinary system and sex hormones → G04 Urologicals → G04B Other urologicals, incl. antispasmodics → G04BE Drugs used in erectile dysfunction
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Medicines

$substanceName is the active ingredient of these drugs:

Drug
Countries
ALOSTIN

Ecuador

ALPRESTIL

Austria

ALPROSTAPINT

Austria Ecuador

CAVERJECT

Australia Austria Brazil Canada Cyprus

EDEX

France Tunisia United States

MINPROG

Austria

MUSE

Austria Canada Estonia Finland Ireland

PRIDAX

Austria

PROSTAVASIN

Austria Brazil Poland

PROSTIN VR

Canada Estonia Hong Kong Netherlands New Zealand

PROSTINE VR

France

PROSTIVAS

Estonia Finland

VASAPROSTAN

Lithuania

VASOSTENOON

Estonia

VIRIDAL

Estonia United Kingdom

VIRIREC

Spain

VITAROS

Austria Cyprus Finland France Ireland

VYTAROS

Poland

Product monographs

Medicine agencies around the world have authorized marketing of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title
Type
Country
CAVERJECT Powder for solution for injection
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
PROSTIN VR Concentrate for solution for infusion
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK
MUSE Urethral Stick
Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
UK

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

Molecular mass: 354.487 g/mol

3D molecular structure

3D representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 745-65-3
DrugBank Drug: DB00770
KEGG Drug: D00180
RxNorm Ingredient: 598
SNOMED-CT Concept: 386972003
Alprostadil (substance)
SNOMED-CT Concept: 48988008
Alprostadil (substance)
UNII Identifier: F5TD010360
ALPROSTADIL
 
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