Drug details

Ventavis (iloprost)

type of PAH, Prostacyclin Analogs

Ventavis (iloprost) Inhalation Solution is a synthetic prostacyclin that works by opening blood vessels in the lungs used as an inhalant to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).

This drug may have the following side effects:

• vomiting,
• diarrhea,
• dizziness,
• headache,
• muscle cramps,
• back pain
• flushing (warmth, redness, or tingly feeling),
• increased cough,
• trouble sleeping (insomnia),
• nausea,
  
• jaw tightness or pain,
• muscle spasms of the jaw,
• tongue pain,
• trouble chewing or speaking,
• altered sense of taste.

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

• Adcirca (tadalafil tablets)
• Alyq (tadalafil tablets)
• Letairis (ambrisentan tablets)
• Tracleer (bosentan)
• Flolan (epoprostenol sodium)
• Liqrev (sildenafil oral suspension)
• Remodulin (treprostinil sodium)
• Revatio (sildenafil citrate)
• Tadliq (tadalafil oral suspension)
• Tyvaso DPI (treprostinil inhalation powder)
• Tyvaso (treprostinil inhalation solution)
• Uptravi (uptravi selexipag tablets)