Cytotec

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Overview:

Cytotec (when available)

Pharmacology and use:
Misoprostol is a prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) analogue used for the treatment and prevention of stomach ulcers. When administered, misoprostol stimulates increased secretion of the protective mucus that lines the gastrointestinal tract and increases mucosal blood flow, thereby increasing mucosal integrity. It is sometimes co-prescribed with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to prevent the occurrence of gastric ulceration, a common adverse effect of the NSAIDs. Indicated for the treatment of ulceration (duodenal, gastric and NSAID induced) and prophylaxis for NSAID induced ulceration.

Mechanism Of Action:
Misoprostol seems to inhibit gastric acid secretion by a direct action on the parietal cells through binding to the prostaglandin receptor. The activity of this receptor is mediated by G proteins which normally activate adenylate cyclase. The indirect inhibition of adenylate cyclase by Misoprostol may be dependent on guanosine-5’-triphosphate (GTP). The significant cytoprotective actions of misoprostol are related to several mechanisms. These include: 1. Increased secretion of bicarbonate, 2. Considerable decrease in the volume and pepsin content of the gastric secretions, 3. It prevents harmful agents from disrupting the tight junctions between the epithelial cells which stops the subsequent back diffusion of H+ ions into the gastric mucosa, 4. Increased thickness of mucus layer, 5. Enhanced mucosal blood flow as a result of direct vasodilatation, 6. Stabilization of tissue lysozymes/vascular endothelium, and 7. Improvement of mucosal regeneration capacity.

News Articles on Misoprostol

2 jailed for selling abortive drugs  -  ‎Apr 11, 2009‎
Santotome said the two were arrested in Barangay 10 after Lamayo handed three tablets of Cytotec in exchange for P400 in marked bills paid by the Inquirer.net

What Is An Abortion?  -  ‎Apr 14, 2009‎
After taking mifepristone the woman comes back to the doctor a few days later and takes misprostol (Cytotec). Misprostol makes the uterus contract and empty Medical News Today (press release)

Torino:indagine sul Cytotec  -  ‎Apr 15, 2009‎
Aperto un fascicolo di indagine dal procuratore capo di Torino Raffaele Guariniello sul farmaco antiulcera Cytotec, prodotto dalla casa farmaceutica Pfizer. ZipNews

Carregamento com lança-perfume e abortivo é apreendido em Assis  -  ‎Apr 17, 2009‎
...do Iguaçu/Belo Horizonte transportando 72 fracos de lança-perfume e 50 comprimidos do medicamento “cytotec�? (utilizado clandestinamente como abortivo). Jornal da Cidade - Baurú

Denuncian supuestas negligencias médicas en el Uyapar  -  ‎Mar 30, 2009‎
...en el pasillo delante de todo el mundo, fue que se fuera para Guaiparo y si no que se fuera para su casa y se metiera una cytotec (pastilla abortiva)�?. Nueva Prensa de Guayana

Carregamentos de remédios falsos são interceptados  -  ‎Apr 3, 2009‎
...para disfunção erétil; Sibutramina e Desobesi, substâncias com efeito inibidor de apetite; eo Cytotec, medicamento abortivo com venda ilegal no Brasil. O Dia Online

Woman Sues Drug Agency Over Loss of Uterus  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
...a 33-year-old woman in Busan identified as Kim had to have her uterus removed in the wake of continual bleeding after being injected with Cytotec, Korea Times

The People's Pharmacy  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Doctors sometimes prescribe Cytotec (misoprostol) to prevent stomach ulcers. Q: I've been taking Lanoxin (digoxin) and verapamil for irregular heartbeats. Seattle Times

New Zealand Family Planning Group Wants to Distribute Dangerous ...  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
It also indicated it would use the ulcer medication Cytotec, whose maker has specifically instructed not be used in association with abortions because it is LifeNews.com

A botched abortion in mother’s own words  -  ‎Feb 26, 2009‎
According to the lawsuit, he also gave her a prescription for Cytotec, a brand of the drug misoprostol, to induce labor. “He just to told me to come back Florida Catholic

The Medicalization of My Natural Birth  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Up until that day, I began to hear warnings about Cytotec, which was often used to induce labor, but wasn’t yet approved as such. The night before Induction Eco Child's Play

Arrest made in Miami botched abortion case  -  ‎Mar 10, 2009‎
...began part one of the procedure by inserting laminaria sticks to dilate her cervix and giving her a prescription of Cytotec to take later that night to Florida Baptist Witness

Abortion business owner accused of tampering with evidence  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Williams' lawsuit alleges the drug was Cytotec, to induce labor. She put on a hospital gown and went to a waiting room. "Where is the doctor? WorldNetDaily

Maternal Mortality and Immortality: Part 3  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
...carboprost (Hemabate), and misoprostol (Cytotec). If a blood bank is available, the patient may need to make a withdrawal. Examination of the perineum, EMS1.com - Emergency Medical Service Resources

胃藥催生沒有�?�錯�?  -  ‎Mar 16, 2009‎
...日�?媒體報導，為加速�?宮收縮，大部分產婦生產時，產�?�會被塞上一顆催生藥，這顆藥丸居然是胃藥“cytotec�?。許多民眾來電�?這些“�??方�?�?“�?�應症外用途�?等相關�?題。新浪網

Neunjährige treibt Zwillinge ab  -  ‎Mar 5, 2009‎
Viele Frauen treiben aus sozialer Not heimlich mit dem Medikament Cytotec ab, einem Prostaglandin, das dazu führt, dass sich die Gebärmutter zusammenzieht Spiegel Online

W internecie bez trudu można kupić leki wywołujące poronienie  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Przy zamówieniu ośmiu lub więcej tabletek wysyłka gratis i rabat - pisze Karolina, która proponuje cytotec oraz arthrotec. Leki te są dostępne wyłącznie na Nowa Trybuna Opolska

Internet vende de drogas a diplomas  -  ‎Feb 22, 2009‎
Ao ser informado que eram “quatro meses�?, ele se propôs a vender oito comprimidos de Cytotec de 200 mg por R$ 400 Marcus também pediu o endereço para Jornal A Cidade

Remédios são apreendidos na Ponte da Amizade  -  ‎Mar 2, 2009‎
Foram retidos 130 caixas de Pramil, 20 caixas de Viagra, os dois para disfunção erétil, 50 caixas de Cytotec, usado como abortivo e duas cartelas de Central Gazeta de Notícias

[BLOG] Aborcja metoda chałupnicza  -  ‎Mar 3, 2009‎
Z danych, do jakich udało nam się dotrzeć, wynika, że na przełomie roku 2007 i 2008 niemal dwukrotnie wzrosła sprzedaż leków o nazwie Cytotec i Arthrotec FrazPC.pl

Descriminalização do aborto: aplauso para a morte  -  04 Feb 2009
Todos os anos 600 mulheres recebem em casa o kit abortivo, que inclui seis comprimidos de misoprostol (o Cytotec) e um de RU486 (a pílula do aborto). Diário da Manhã - Goiânia,

Buy cytotec online  -  Jan 17, 2009
Ecology forzest the used caplets carisoprodol the yellow of phentermine products of buy cytotec online Diversion drug buy cytotec online buy cytotec online Griggs County Courier,

Plane crash brings back memories of delivery  -  Feb 1, 2009
Next, it was time to whisper my weight to a nurse, don a hospital gown, and take some Cytotec, a medication that I later learned was FDA approved for The Olympian,

Make Family Planning Service Free Of Charge – Doctor  -  Jan 30, 2009
Dr Sarpong appealed to the pharmacy board to ban the sale of Cytotec, to persons without prescription from a qualified medical officer. Peace fm Online,

Lawsuit Filed for Baby Born Alive and then Killed  -  Feb 2, 2009
Despite the fact that the doctor nor any other licensed health practitioners were present, the abortion center’s receptionist gave Williams Cytotec, Catholic Online,

NY Times Botches Abortion Conversation  -  Jan 16, 2009
In the US, misoprostol -- also known by its brand name Cytotec -- is a prescription drug approved by the FDA as one of two medications employed in tandem to AlterNet,

SF Doctor: DIY Abortions by Latinas Overhyped in NYTimes  -  Jan 14, 2009
The article included the risks of taking misoprostol (brand name: Cytotec) a drug approved for treating gastric ulcers that has warnings about causing SF Weekly Blogs,

Ministerio de Industria y Fiscalía incautan fármaco de venta prohibida  -  Jan 26, 2009
El producto decomisado se trataría de 1.173 blisters, que contienen 10 pastillas cada uno, de “CYTOTEC�?, un supuesto medicamento utilizado para curar úlcera La Nación (Paraguay),

La medicación es útil en seis intervenciones gineco-obstétricas ...  -  Jan 15, 2009
Veinte años después, todavía se comercializan varias presentaciones del medicamento: la más popular es Cytotec, que se utiliza para enfermos digestivos y es elmundo.es,

�?�傭�?產�?��?�主人首飾  -  Jan 29, 2009
...其後警員�?�查案發工人�?所時找到7粒cytotec 香港新浪網,

Médicos callejeros trafican "PostDay"  -  Jan 25, 2009
Y mientras que en las Farmacias Guadalajara, por su política interna no comercializan el Postday, sí venden el Cytotec, medicamento de Pfizer para aminorar El Occidental,

Incautan importante cargamento de pastilla abortiva  -  Jan 26, 2009
Unas 10.000 pastillas de cytotec, una pastilla abortiva cuyo uso está prohibido en nuestro país, fueron incautadas en el Aeropuerto Internacional Silvio Cardinal,

Tráfico de remédios abortivos preocupa  -  Jan 27, 2009
As apreensões do medicamento de entrada proibida no Brasil chamado Cytotec ultrapassam os 10 mil comprimidos todos os anos. Segundo dados da Receita Federal Bem Parana,

Internet pełen groźnych leków na receptę  -  Jan 26, 2009
Cytotec to lek na wrzody żołądka wydawany na receptę. Poszukiwany jest też przez kobiety, które chcą nielegalnie usunąć ciążę. Drugi specyfik stosowany do Wiadomosci 24,

Preso o maior vendedor de remédio ilegal do País  -  Jan 30, 2009
Entre os produtos estão o Cytotec, usado para provocar abortos clandestinos; Lipostatil, para emagrecimento; Pramil, similar ao Viagra, que não tem licença Diário da Manhã - Goiânia,

Wielka polityka wraca? Przegląd prasy  -  Jan 26, 2009
Do kupienia są m.in. pscyhotropy oraz leki które mogą służyć do próby usunięcia ciąży (m.in. cytotec lub arthrotec forte). Ale żeby zupełnie nie pogrążać Gazeta Wyborcza,

Delivering medicines will help cut maternal deaths in a country ...  -  Dec 7, 2008
Medications started arriving in September the form of 2000 ampoules of magnesium sulphate to treat eclampsia and 600 doses of Cytotec, which is used in the WalesOnline,

Bitter Pill: How DC's Pharmacies Fail Women  -  Dec 21, 2008
Parker's doctor had prescribed her Cytotec, an FDA-approved treatment for ulcers. The medication is also routinely prescribed off-label to dilate the cervix RH Reality Check,

76 life-saving medicines unavailable  -  Dec 5, 2008
ACTH for paralysis, Cerebrolysin for paralysis, Vasolastin for paralysis, Cytotec Tab for female delivery disturbances, Deltacortril Enteric Tab, The News International,

Anvisa apreende 6 toneladas de produtos irregulares  -  Dec 18, 2008
Além desses o abortivo Cytotec, proibido no Brasil eo medicamento Cialis eram vendidos irregularmente em uma drograria da cidade. A operação contou com mais Correio da Bahia,

妳用的催生藥�?�能是胃藥  -  Dec 7, 2008
...為了加速�?宮收縮，大部分產婦在生產�?�程中，產�?�（陰�?�）會被塞上一顆催生藥，�?��?知這顆催生藥丸居然是一顆�?��?幾塊錢的胃藥（cytotec �?��?�新�?�網,

L'avortement s'exporte par la poste  -  Dec 7, 2008
Elle a alors multiplié les entrevues afin d'alerter les femmes sur la possibilité d'utiliser le Cytotec, un produit à base de misoprostol offert en Cyberpresse,

�?صل آخر من يوميات صيدلية..  -  Dec 23, 2008
إحدى أولى حالات عذاب ضمير انتابتني، بعدما بعت إحداهن دواء "cytotec "، ليساعدها على الإجهاض. وهو دواء مخصص أساساً لأمراض المعدة. ولكن واحدة من آثاره الجانبية لبنان الآن,

Con la Ru486 abortire sarà una passeggiata ma chissà per dove  -  Dec 16, 2008
Dopo 48 ore prende comunque il Cytotec, ma le sue condizioni peggiorano sempre più. I medici vengono informati che Brenda ha una temperatura al di sotto del L'Occidentale,

lado negro do mercado de remédios  -  Dec 6, 2008
Um dos mais comuns é o Cytotec, medicamento destinado originalmente ao tratamento de úlcera, mas amplamente usado como abortivo, pois provoca contrações no Paraná-Online (Assinatura),

The truth about abortifacients  -  Nov 4, 2008
Cytotec (misoprostol), originally intended as an anti-inflammatory drug for gastric ulcers, is now banned in the Philippines after it was used for Manila Times,

Remédio abortivo vendido no Paraguai causa problemas em MS  -  Nov 20, 2008
CAMPO GRANDE - O medicamento Cytotec, indicado para problemas estomacais, continua provocando dezenas de abortos diariamente. O problema é "gravíssimo e Estadão,

Mulher de RP compra abortivo na web  -  Nov 20, 2008
No Orkut, site de relacionamentos da Internet, aparecem 828 resultados para a busca de Cytotec. Em alguns deles, as mulheres contam que foram vítimas de Jornal A Cidade,

Editoria: Colunistas>>Dr. Taborda  -  Nov 14, 2008
P: Gostaria de saber o que pode acontecer com o bebê se a mãe toma Cytotec aos dois meses e meio de gravidez? Dr.: Em geral ocorre a expulsão do embrião e CRESCER,

Avanza popularidad de fármaco abortivo  -  Nov 10, 2008
El fármaco “Cytotec�? se ha popularizado entre la juventud, que presupone les ayudará a abortar, señaló la ginecóloga Maribel Martínez Díaz, Periódico Express,

PRE apreende armas e medicamentos contrabandeados do Paraguai  -  Oct 30, 2008
500 comprimidos de Cytotec ( medicamento de poder abortivo) e mil comprimidos de Pramil ( conhecido como uma versão mais barata do Viagra). Tribuna News Norte do Paraná,

Homem é apreendido em Guarantã com medicamento contrabandeado  -  Oct 28, 2008
...estaria escondido no quarto do hotel que estava hospedado, lá foram encontradas caixas dos seguintes medicamentos: Levitra 10mg, Metros 50mg, Cytotec, A Notícia,

Joven estudiante se provocó el aborto  -  Nov 3, 2008
Trascendió que la jovencita decidió administrarse pastillas "Cytotec" vía oral y vaginal para provocarse el aborto. Es Sara Dinay Flores Cruz, con domicilio El Sol de San Luis,

Dutch 'Abortion Boat' Docks in Spain  -  Oct 17, 2008
The drugs used are mifepristone (aka the abortion pill, RU 486, Mifegyn and Mifeprex) and Misoprostol (aka Cytotec, Arthrotec, Oxaprost, Cyprostol, Mibetec, ABC News

Botched birth results in federal lawsuit  -  Sep 30, 2008
After Gregg entered the hospital, Lori Goforth, a midwife, administered a 25 microgram dose of Cytotec to induce labor on Nov. 13 at 9:50 am, West Virginia Record,

Cristina, víctima del aborto: "Sentí como mi niño daba patadas; me ...  -  Oct 19, 2008
...“Me metieron dos Cytotec en el útero. Dos horas más tarde, fue entonces cuando noté que mi bebé empezaba a dar patadas con sus piernecitas y sus bracitos. Hazte Oir,

Doosjes en namen pillen lijken teveel op elkaar  -  Oct 17, 2008
Als voorbeelden van pillennamen die op elkaar lijken noemt PW onder andere Cytotec en Cytomel, Indapamide en Imipramine, Perfan en Perfalgan en Selokeen en NU.nl,

PRF apreende 1.350 comprimidos de medicamentos ilegais na BR-262  -  Oct 14, 2008
De acordo com a PRF, forma apreendidos 600 comprimidos de Pramil e 750 de Cytotec. O medicamento Cytotec tem afeito abortivo eo Pramil é um remédio com Diário de Araxá,

PRF apreende medicamentos e aparelhos eletrônicos contrabandeados  -  Sep 24, 2008
Os 50 comprimidos de Cytotec (medicamento abortivo); 400 de Pramil (estimulante sexual); 100 de Rimonabant (emagrecedor) e 10 de Viagra (estimulante sexual) Correio do Estado,

• Le dio medicamento para gastritis, Limón  -  Oct 3, 2008
Supo DIARIO EXTRA, el fármaco dado a la víctima es denominado Cytotec, usado para tratar problemas gástricos y con conocidas contraindicaciones para mujeres Diario Extra Costa Rica,

PRF apreende 560 drágeas de abortivos e estimulantes sexuais  -  Sep 24, 2008
Eram 50 comprimidos de Cytotec, um poderoso abortivo que quando não mata, mutila o feto, responsável pelo nascimento de muitas crianças deficientes (com má Hoje (Três Lagoas),

Los expertos de Aído creen que los abortos duplican las cifras ...  -  Oct 5, 2008
El misoprostol, también comercializado con el nombre de cytotec, es fácil de conseguir. Se vende, incluso, en locutorios regentados por inmigrantes. La Razón Digital,

Doosjes en namen pillen lijken teveel op elkaar  -  Oct 17, 2008
Als voorbeelden van pillennamen die op elkaar lijken noemt PW onder andere Cytotec en Cytomel, Indapamide en Imipramine, Perfan en Perfalgan en Selokeen en Brabants Dagblad,

BALANÇO OPERACIONAL DI�?RIO DE 23/09/2008  -  Sep 24, 2008
23 unidades de equipamentos eletrônicos (20 aparelhos de CDs, 3 aparelhos de fax) e 560 unidades de medicamentos ( 50 comprimidos de Cytotec - 200 mg, Última Hora,

Brand Names/Synonyms:
Cytotec is also known by the following brand names and/or synonymsArthrotec; Cytotec; MISOPROSTOL 1 : 100 HPMC DISPERSION; Misoprostol; Misoprostol 1:100; Misoprostol [Usan:Ban:Inn:Jan]; Misoprostolum [Inn-Latin]

Drug Category:
Cytotec is categorized under the following by the FDA: Oxytocics; Anti-ulcer Agents; Abortifacient Agents; Prostaglandins; ATC:A02BB01

Dosage Forms:
TABLET

Absorption:
Misoprostol is extensively absorbed.

Interactions:
Interactions for Misoprostol: Misoprostol has not been shown to interfere with the beneficial effects of aspirin on signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. Misoprostol does not exert clinically significant effects on the absorption, blood levels, and anti-platelet effects of therapeutic doses of aspirin. Misoprostol has no clinically significant effect on the kinetics of diclofenac or ibuprofen.

Chemical IUPAC Name:
methyl7-[3-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-4-methyl-oct-1-enyl)-5-oxo-cyclopentyl]heptanoate

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