Drug details

Caverject (alprostadil injection)

type of Prostaglandins, Genitourinary

Caverject (alprostadil) is a naturally occurring form of prostaglandin used to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence) and to help diagnose certain causes of this disorder. Caverject is also used to improve blood flow in newborn babies with a certain genetic heart condition. Caverject is available in generic form.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• headache,
• dizziness,
• cough,
• back pain,
• stuffy nose,
• injection site reactions (mild/moderate pain, irritation, or slight bleeding),
  
• unusual discharge from your penis,
• pain in your penis/urethra/testicles,
• a rash on the skin of your penis,
• itching/warmth/numbness of your penis,
• cold symptoms, and
• flu symptoms.

The following drugs are related to Caverject, either as a replacement or used together:

• Caverject Impulse (alprostadil dual chamber system for injection)
• Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel suspension for intravenous infusion)