Manufacturers

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Salt Composition

Dinoprostone (10mg)

Medicine Type

drugs

Introduction

In Induction of labour Propess Pessaries contains a natural substance (prostaglandin) called Dinoprostone, that your body makes in preparation for labour or delivery of a full term baby. It softens and widens the opening of the womb and increases contractions of the uterus. This helps the baby to come out of the mother’s womb with ease and prevents any complications involved with childbirth.

Benefits

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Wash and dry your vaginal area. Lie on your back and gently insert the pessary into the vagina as high as possible with or without the use of an applicator as mentioned in the label.

Description

Propess Pessaries is a medicine used to induce labor in women, who are ready to deliver a full term baby. It works by softening and widening the cervix (lower end of the uterus) and helps the baby to pass through easily.Propess Pessaries is not for self-application purposes as usually applied in hospital settings under the supervision of medical healthcare professionals. The dose and how often you take it depends on what you are taking it for. You might be asked to lie down for at least 30 minutes after medicine application.The most common side effects of this medicine include vomiting, diarrhea, back pain, and flushing of the skin.  If these bother you or appear serious, let your doctor know. There may be ways of reducing or preventing them.Before taking this medicine, tell your doctor if you have ever had liver or kidney disease, or have a heart attack, or have asthma or have high or low blood pressure. Your doctor should also know about all other medicines you are taking as many of these may make this medicine less effective or change the way it works. You may be checked for contraction timely by your doctor while on treatment with this medicine.

How To Use

Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Wash and dry your vaginal area. Lie on your back and gently insert the pessary into the vagina as high as possible with or without the use of an applicator as mentioned in the label.

Safety Advise

- Alcohol : None

No interaction found/established | - Pregnancy : SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Propess Pessaries is generally considered safe to use during pregnancy. Animal studies have shown low or no adverse effects to the developing baby; however, there are limited human studies. | - Breast feeding : CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Propess Pessaries is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby. | - Driving : None

No interaction found/established | - Kidney : None

No interaction found/established | - Liver : None

No interaction found/established

Packaging Detail

packet of 1 Pessaries

Package

Packet

Qty

1

Product Form

Pessaries

Fact Box

Chemical Class :: Prostaglandin Analog|Habit Forming :: No|Therapeutic Class :: GYNAECOLOGICAL|Action Class :: PG E2 analogue

Primary Use

Induction of labour

Storage

Store below 30°C

Use Of

Induction of labour

Common Side Effect

Flushing of skin | Diarrhea | Vomiting | Nausea | Fever | Uterine tachysystole | Uterine hyperstimulation

Pregnancyinteraction

SAFE IF PRESCRIBED

Lactationinteraction

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Manufacturer Address

K-28/1, ADDITIONAL MIDC , ANAND NAGAR , AMBERNATH - 421506 , INDIA

How It Works

Propess Pessaries is similar to a natural substance (E2 prostaglandin) which is released in your body when labour starts. It works by opening the part of the birth canal (cervix) and causing the uterus to contract, to allow the baby through.

Marketer Details

Ferring Pharmaceuticals | K-28/1, ADDITIONAL MIDC , ANAND NAGAR , AMBERNATH - 421506 , INDIA

Reference

Schimmer BP, Parker KL. Contraception and Pharmacotherapy of Obstetrical and Gynecological Disorders. In: Brunton LL, Chabner BA, Knollmann BC, editors. Goodman & Gilman’s: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 12th ed. New York, New York: McGraw-Hill Medical; 2011. p. 1850. | Smyth EM, FitzGerald GA. The Eicosanoids: Prostaglandins, Tromboxanes, Leukotriens, & Related Compounds. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. p. 325. | Briggs GG, Freeman RK, editors. A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk: Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015. pp. 413-14. | Dinoprostone. New York, New York: Pfizer; 2017. [Accessed 03 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2017/017810s019lbl.pdf | Dinoprostone. East Kilbride, Scotland: Ferring Controlled Therapeutics Ltd. (FCT); 2017. [Accessed 14 Feb. 2019] (online) Available from: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.135.pdf | Drugs.com. Dinoprostone. [Accessed 03 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from: https://www.drugs.com/pregnancy/dinoprostone-topical.html | Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). [Accessed 04 Apr. 2019] (online) Available from: https://cdscoonline.gov.in/CDSCO/Drugs