Papaverine: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring
Facts extracted from current FDA product labeling for Papaverine. Educational only — not medical advice.
Labeled uses
Papaverine is recommended in various conditions accompanied by spasm of smooth muscle, such as vascular spasm associated with acute myocardial infarction (coronary occlusion), angina pectoris, peripheral and pulmonary embolism, peripheral vascular disease in which there is a vasospastic element, or certain cerebral angiospastic states; and visceral spasm, as in ureteral, biliary, or gastrointestinal colic.
Source: FDA labeling via NIH DailyMed (set 5ba6e650…). Not affiliated with FDA or NIH.
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