Prostaglandin analogue

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Synthetic prostaglandin analogues are molecules which are manufactured to bind to a prostaglandin receptor.

Wider use of prostaglandin analogues is limited by unwanted side effects and their abortive potential.

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• Prostaglandin analogues such as misoprostol are used in treatment of duodenal and gastric ulcers. They exert antisecretory and cytoprotective properties and are especially indicated for the elderly on continuous doses of NSAIDs.

• Prostaglandin analogues can also be used in the management of open-angle glaucoma. They reduce intra-ocular pressure by enhancing uveoscleral outflow and may also have some effect on the trabecular meshwork as well. Latanoprost, travoprost, unoprostone and bimatoprost are examples of prostaglandin analogues used in the management of open-angle glaucoma. In some countries such as Australia, they are now considered first line agents in open-angle glaucoma (rather than beta-blockers)^[1]

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• MeSH Prostaglandin+Analogues

v • d • e Drugs for acid related disorders: Drugs for peptic ulcer and GERD/GORD (A02B) H2 antagonists Cimetidine, Famotidine, Nizatidine, Ranitidine, Roxatidine Prostaglandins/analogues Misoprostol, Enprostil Proton pump inhibitors Esomeprazole, Lansoprazole, Omeprazole, Pantoprazole, Rabeprazole, Tenatoprazole Other Carbenoxolone, Sucralfate, Pirenzepine

v • d • e Antithrombotics (thrombolytics, anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs) (B01) Vitamin K antagonists Acenocoumarol • Clorindione • Coumatetralyl • Dicumarol (Dicoumarol) • Diphenadione • Ethyl biscoumacetate • Phenprocoumon • Phenindione • Tioclomarol • Warfarin Heparin group Antithrombin III • Danaparoid • Heparin • Sulodexide • low molecular weight heparin (Bemiparin, Dalteparin, Enoxaparin, Nadroparin, Parnaparin, Reviparin, Tinzaparin) Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors Abciximab • Eptifibatide • Tirofiban Other platelet aggregation inhibitors Acetylsalicylic acid/Aspirin • Aloxiprin • Ditazole • Carbasalate calcium • Cloricromen • Dipyridamole • Indobufen • Picotamide • Triflusal • ADP receptor inhibitors (Clopidogrel, Ticlopidine, Prasugrel) • prostaglandin analogue (Beraprost, Prostacyclin, Iloprost, Treprostinil) Enzymes plasminogen activators (Alteplase/Reteplase/Tenecteplase, Streptokinase, Urokinase/Saruplase, Anistreplase) • other serine endopeptidases (Ancrod, Drotrecogin alfa/Protein C, Fibrinolysin) • Brinase Direct thrombin inhibitors Argatroban • Bivalirudin • Dabigatran • Desirudin • Hirudin • Lepirudin • Melagatran • Ximelagatran Other antithrombotics Apixaban • Defibrotide • Dermatan sulfate • Fondaparinux • Idraparinux • Otamixaban • Rivaroxaban Non-medicinal Citrate • EDTA • Oxalate

v • d • e Ophthalmologicals: antiglaucoma preparations and miotics (S01E) Sympathomimetics Apraclonidine • Brimonidine • Clonidine • Dipivefrine • Epinephrine Parasympathomimetics Aceclidine • Acetylcholine • Carbachol • Demecarium • Echothiophate • Stigmine (Fluostigmine, Neostigmine, Physostigmine) • Paraoxon • Pilocarpine Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Acetazolamide • Brinzolamide • Diclofenamide • Dorzolamide • Methazolamide Beta blocking agents Befunolol • Betaxolol • Carteolol • Levobunolol • Metipranolol • Timolol Prostaglandin analogues Bimatoprost • Latanoprost • Travoprost • Unoprostone Other agents Dapiprazole • Guanethidine

v • d • e Eicosanoids: prostaglandins Endogenous/series 2 D2 - E2 (Dinoprostone) - F2 (Dinoprost) - H2 - I2 (Prostacyclin) Prostaglandin analogues E: Alprostadil - Enprostil - Misoprostol F: Bimatoprost - Carboprost - Latanoprost - Travoprost I: Beraprost - Epoprostenol - Iloprost - Treprostinil