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Also known as RSC021, 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-20-ethyl PGF2α, (5Z)-7-[(1R,2R,3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-(3-oxodecyl)cyclopentyl]hept-5-enoic acid, (+)-(Z)-7-((1R,2R,3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxy-2-(3-oxodecyl)cyclopentyl)-5-heptenoic acid, 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-20-ethyl PGF2alpha

Unoprostone (INN) is a prostaglandin analogue. Its isopropyl ester, unoprostone isopropyl, was marketed under the trade name Rescula for the management of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

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Unoprostone (INN) is a prostaglandin analogue. Its isopropyl ester, unoprostone isopropyl, was marketed under the trade name Rescula for the management of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000.In 2009, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals acquired the rights to the drug in the U.S. and Canada.

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