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PROSTAGLANDINS and their use

· PGF2a (carboprost) ---- abortifacient , postpartum hemorrhage

· Latanoprost ----- glaucoma

· PGE2 (dinoprost) ----- induction of labour , abortifacient , bronchodilator , cervical ripening

· PGE1 (alprostadil) ---- to maintain patency of ductus arteriosus , intravenous injection for impotence

· PGE1 (misoprostol) ---- gastric peptic ulcer NSAID induced

· PGI2 (epoprostinol) ---- to avoid damage to platelets , primary pulmonary hypertension

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