Carboprost : Proper Use (Hemabate, Prostin/15M)

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Carboprost (Systemic)

Brand Names : Hemabate, Prostin/15M

Carboprost | Before Using | Proper Use | Side Effects

Proper Use of This Medicine

Dosing - The dose of carboprost will be different for different patients. Your doctor will give you the dose of this medicine and follow your care in a hospital or another health care setting. The following information includes only the average doses of carboprost.

For injection dosage form:
- For causing an abortion in the second trimester of pregnancy (13th to 24th week):
  - Adults - At first, 100 to 250 micrograms (mcg) injected deep into a muscle. Then, 250 to 500 mcg every one and one-half to three and one-half hours for up to two days.
- For bleeding of the uterus after pregnancy:
  - Adults - 250 mcg injected deep into a muscle. Your doctor may repeat this dose every fifteen to ninety minutes as needed.

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