Alprostadil

alprostadil /al·pros·ta·dil/ (al-pros´tah-dil) name for prostaglandin E when used pharmaceutically as a vasodilator and platelet aggregation inhibitor; used for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus and the diagnosis and treatment of impotence.

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al·pros·ta·dil (l-prst-dl)

n.

A prostaglandin drug that acts as a vasodilator and is used to treat erectile dysfunction.

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Alprostadil

A smooth muscle relaxant sometimes injected into the penis or applied to the urethral opening to treat impotence.

Mentioned in: Impotence

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alprostadil (alpros´tdil´),

n brand name: Caverject;
drug class: naturally occurring prostaglandin;
action: induces erection by relaxation of trabecular smooth muscle and by dilation of cavernosal arteries;
uses: treatment of erectile dysfunction caused by neurogenic, vasculogenic, psychogenetic, or mixed etiology.