Dinoprostone

Name: Dinoprostone Drug Interactions
Creator: Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS

8 interactions 98 cited references

Also sold as: Cervidil Cervidil® Prepidil Prepidil® Prostin E2®

About Dinoprostone

Dinoprostone is used to prepare the cervix for the induction of labor in pregnant women who are at or near term. This medication is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information. Read the full Dinoprostone drug information page →

Medically reviewed by Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS · Updated Aug 10, 2026 · Editorial policy · Data sources

Sources: FDA prescribing information (Structured Product Labeling), the published literature cited in each entry, DDInter 2.0 (a major open-access drug-interaction database), and legacy DrugBank interaction data distributed by the NIH's RxNav service (decommissioned in 2024) — analyzed and reviewed by our pharmacist team. How we build this library →

Most serious with: Carbetocin Carboprost Ergonovine Methylergonovine Misoprostol Oxytocin

7 Contraindicated 1 Major

All (8) Contraindicated (7) Major (1)

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