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Brand Names Mixture
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Chemical_Formula
C20H32O5
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RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic2/dinoprostone.htm
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fda sheet
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Synthesis Reference
No information avaliable
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Molecular Weight
352.465 g/mol
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Melting Point
67 oC
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H2O Solubility
58.1 mg/L
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State
Solid
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LogP
1.949
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Dosage Forms
Gel; Insert (suppository containing 20 mg of dinoprostone); Tablet
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Indication
For the termination of pregnancy from the 12th through the 20th gestational week as calculated from the first day of the last normal menstrual period. Also for evacuation of the uterine contents in the management of missed abortion or intrauterine fetal death up to 28 weeks of gestational age as calculated from the first day of the last normal menstrual period, and also used in the management of nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic disease (benign hydatidiform mole).
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Pharmacology
Dinoprostone is equivalent to prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). It stimulates labor and delivery and thus terminates pregnancy. Dinoprostone is also capable of stimulating the smooth muscle of the gastrointestinal tract of man. This activity may be responsible for the vomiting and/or diarrhea that is not uncommon when dinoprostone is used to terminate pregnancy.
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Absorption
Absorbed at a rate of 0.3 mg per hour over 12 hours while the vaginal system is in place.
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side effects and Toxicity
Oral, mouse: LD50 = 750 mg/kg; Oral, rat: LD50 = 500 mg/kg.
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Patient Information
No information avaliable
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Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals