Papaverine

Smooth muscle relaxant used to treat cardiovascular or visceral spasm. Adverse effects include jaundice.


An alkaloid, derived from opium, that relaxes smooth muscle. It is administered by mouth or injection to treat muscle spasm in such conditions as colic and in sprays for the relief of asthma. It may cause abnormal heart rate.


A smooth-muscle relaxant once used to treat impotence (erectile dysfunction) by injection directly into the corpora caverosa (spongy, blood-filled erectile tissue) of the penis. Its use is less common since sildenafil (Viagra) was introduced for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.


A medication that acts as a smooth muscle relaxant, occasionally administered through injection into the penis as a treatment for erectile dysfunction.


 


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