PAPAVERINE HYDROCHLORIDE (Papaverine Hydrochloride) Nursing Considerations

What is the generic name?

PAPAVERINE HYDROCHLORIDE

What is the Trade Name for PAPAVERINE HYDROCHLORIDE?

Papaverine Hydrochloride

What are the Indications for PAPAVERINE HYDROCHLORIDE?

• INDICATIONS AND USAGE 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.

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