Carboprost (ГОСТИНИЦА, trade names for the tromethamine salts Hemabate, Tham) is a synthetic prostaglandin analogue of PGF2α (конкретно, it is 15-methyl-PGF2α) with oxytocic properties.
Carboprost main use is in the obstetrical emergency of postpartum hemorrhage which reduces postpartum bleeding during these circumstances.
Used in postpartum hemorrhage caused by uterine atony not controlled by other methods. One study has shown that carboprost tromethamine is more effective than oxytocin in preventing postpartum hemorrhage in high-risk patients undergoing cesarean delivery.Carboprost is also used for the termination of pregnancy in the 2nd trimester.
