SPL Set ID: db57e498-db20-45e8-8298-b0cf0811d270
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Epoprostenol sodium is the sodium salt of epoprostenol, formulated as a sterile lyophilized cake or powder for intravenous (IV) administration. Each vial of epoprostenol for injection contains epoprostenol sodium equivalent to either 0.5 mg (500,000 ng) or 1.5 mg (1,500,000 ng) epoprostenol, 100 mg sucrose, and 5 mg glycine. Sodium hydroxide is added to adjust pH. Epoprostenol (PGI 2 , PGX, prostacyclin), a metabolite of arachidonic acid, is a naturally occurring prostaglandin with potent vasodilatory activity and inhibitory activity of platelet aggregation. Epoprostenol is (5Z,9α,11α,13E,15S)-6,9-epoxy-11,15-dihydroxy-prosta-5,13-dien-1-oic acid, sodium salt. Epoprostenol sodium has a molecular weight of 374.45 and a molecular formula of C 20 H 31 NaO 5 . The structural formula is: Epoprostenol for injection is a white to off-white lyophilized cake or powder material. It is reconstituted with Sterile Water for Injection, USP, or Sodium Chloride 0.9% Injection, USP. The reconstituted solution of epoprostenol for injection has a pH ranging from 12.0 to 13.2 and is increasingly unstable at a lower pH. spl-epoprostenol-structure