alprostadil

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al·pros·ta·dil

(ăl-prŏs′tə-dĭl)

A prostaglandin drug, C₂₀H₃₄O₅, that acts as a vasodilator and is used in suppository or injectable form to treat erectile dysfunction.

[Probably al(pha-cyclodextrin), sugar to which the prostaglandin is bound to increase its solubility as a drug + prosta(glandin) + (vaso)dil(ator).]

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Alprostadil (Caverject) is a vasodilator increasing the blood flow to the penis by relaxing the smooth muscles of the vascular structure of the corpus cavernosum.

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Alprostadil or Caverject (synthetic PGE1) is most commonly used in doses of 5-40 [micro]g.