- A uterotonic, also
known as an
oxytocic or ecbolic, is a type of
medication used to
induce contraction or
greater tonicity of the uterus.
Uterotonics are...
-
prostaglandin analogue of PGF2α (specifically, it is 15-methyl-PGF2α) with
oxytocic properties. Carboprost's main use is in the
obstetrical emergency of postpartum...
-
medication of the
ergoline and
lysergamide groups which is used as an
oxytocic in
obstetrics and as an
antimigraine agent in the
treatment of migraine...
- G.; Freeman,
Roger K.; Yaffe,
Sumner J. (2008). "Castor Oil (Laxative/
Oxytocic)".
Drugs in
Pregnancy and Lactation: A
Reference Guide to
Fetal and Neonatal...
- also
known as dinoprostone, is a
naturally occurring prostaglandin with
oxytocic properties that is used as a medication.
Dinoprostone is used in labor...
- is of
renal origin and not pancreatic, as it was thought, and that its
oxytocic activity is a
direct action,
rather than
through the
intermediate formation...
-
postpartum hemorrhage after ****l delivery. It is
hoped that this will make
oxytocic hemorrhage control more
widely available and less expensive,
which will...
- "swift", and τόκος (tókos),
meaning "childbirth". The
adjective form is "
oxytocic",
which refers to
medicines which stimulate uterine contractions, to speed...
- ergonovine, an
ergoline derivative found in ergot,
which is a
powerful oxytocic. From this, methergine, a
synthetic derivative, was elucidated.
While used...
-
saponin has also been
purified from I.
carnea with
anticarcinogenic and
oxytocic properties. One
selection of I. carnea, 'Inducer', has been used as a rootstock...
