Etiproston

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0059619-81-7

Chemical Formula

C24-H32-O7

Molecular Weight

432

Therapeutic Category

Prostaglandin analogue

Chemical Name

(Z)-7-[(1R,2R,3R,5S)-3,5-Dihydroxy-2-[(E)-2-[2-(phenoxymethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]vinyl]cyclopentyl]-5-heptenoic acid

Foreign Names

• Etiprostonum (Latin)
• Etiproston (German)
• Etiprostone (French)
• Etiproston (Spanish)

Brand Names

• Prostavet (veterinary use)
  Bimeda, United Kingdom; Virbac, Switzerland; Virbac, France; Virbac, Ireland; Virbac de Portugal, Portugal



• Vetiprost (veterinary use)
  Virbac, Netherlands

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