Drug details
Hemabate (carboprost tromethamine)
type of Abortifacient
Hemabate (carboprost tromethamine) Sterile Solution is a form of prostaglandin (a hormone-like substance that occurs naturally in the body) used to treat severe bleeding after childbirth (postpartum). Hemabate is also used to produce an abortion by causing uterine contractions. Hemabate is usually given between the 13th and 20th weeks of pregnancy, but may be given at other times for medical reasons. Hemabate is often used when another method of abortion has not completely emptied the uterus, or when a complication of pregnancy would cause the baby to be born too early to survive.
This drug may have the following side effects:
- vomiting,
- diarrhea,
- lightheadedness,
- shortness of breath,
- severe headache,
- blurred vision,
- confusion, and
- anxiety,
- high fever,
- chest pain
- severe nausea,
- buzzing in your ears,
- cramping,
- vaginal bleeding,
- severe pelvic pain,
The following drugs are related to Hemabate, either as a replacement or used together:
- Cytotec (misoprostol)
- HyperRHO Mini-Dose (rho(d) immune globulin (human) intramuscular administration)
- Mifeprex (mifepristone (ru486))