Carboprost

Carboprost is a prescription medication used to abort pregnancy as well as stop bleeding after giving birth. Carboprost belongs to a group of drugs called prostaglandins.  These work by causing uterine contractions.

Carboprost is available in an injectable form that is given directly into a muscle (IM) by a healthcare professional.

Common side effects of carboprost include vomiting, diarrhea, and nausea.

Carboprost is used to abort pregnancy between weeks 13 and 20. Carboprost is also used to stop bleeding after giving birth.

This medication may be prescribed for other uses.  Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Carboprost tromethamine should be used only with strict adherence to recommended dosages like other potent oxytocic agents. Carboprost tromethamine should be used by medically trained personnel in a hospital which can provide immediate intensive care and acute surgical facilities.

Serious side effects have been reported with carboprost. See the "Drug Precautions" section.

Common side effects of carboprost include the following:

• vomiting
• diarrhea
• nausea
• flushing
• chills
• coughing
• headache
• endometriosis (tissue that lines the uterus grows somewhere else such as the ovaries)

This is not a complete list of carboprost side effects.  Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.  You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.