Medical Definition of Iloprost

1. A stable synthetic analog of epoprostenol but with a longer half-life than the parent compound. The drug has vasodilator and antiplatelet activities and improves the fibrinolytic activity in patients with atherosclerotic disease, thereby providing them with further antithrombotic protection. It is also used in the treatment of raynaud's disease and provides dose-dependent protection of the heart against some of the deleterious effects of ischemia and reperfusion. Pharmacological action: platelet aggregation inhibitors, vasodilator agents. Chemical name: Pentanoic acid, 5-(hexahydro-5-hydroxy-4-(3-hydroxy-4-methyl-1-octen-6-ynyl)-2(1H)-pentalenylidene)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Iloprost

illuviation
illuviations
illuvium
illuviums
illwisher
illwishers
illy
illywhacker
illywhackers
ilmajokite
ilmenite
ilmenites
ilmenium
ilooy
iloperidone
ilsemannite
iltisite
iluy
ilvaite
ilvaites
ilx
ilxx
ilxxx
im
im-
ima
imagable
image
image amplifier

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