Common name

IUPAC name

7-[(1R,2R,3R)-3-hydroxy-2-[(3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-en-1-yl]-5-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoic acid

SMILES

CCCCC[C@H](O)C=C[C@H]1[C@H](O)CC(=O)[C@@H]1CCCCCCC(O)=O

Compound class

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; Vasodilator Agents; Prostaglandins; Genito Urinary System and Sex Hormones; Cardiovascular System; Drugs Used in Erectile Dysfunction; Cardiac Therapy; Urological Agents;

Therapeutic area

For palliative, not definitive, therapy to temporarily maintain the patency of the ductus arteriosus until corrective or palliative surgery can be performed in neonates who have congenital heart defects and who depend upon the patent ductus for survival. Also for the treatment of erectile dysfunction due to neurogenic, vasculogenic, psychogenic, or mixed etiology.