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Drug, tocolytic: A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are widely used today to treat premature labor and permit pregnancy to proceed and so permit the fetus to gain in size and maturity before being born.
Terbutaline, ritodrine, nifedipine and magnesium sulfate are all used as tocolytic drugs. Tocolytics are not used if the mother has chorioamnionitis (an infection in ...
Tocolytic agents. A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition.
Tocolytic Drugs: What interventions could help reduce the risk for spontaneous preterm births? Which factors can determine the populations of pregnant women that will ...
These are drugs that inhibit uterine contractions. Beta-sympathomimetics. Action. Relaxation of the smooth muscle fibres by stimulating the beta receptors present on the ...
Results An independent panel evaluated the recorded adverse events, without knowledge of the type of tocolytic used. Of the 1920 women treated with tocolytics ...