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Tocolytics (also
called anti-contraction
medications or
labor suppressants) are
medications used to
suppress premature labor (from Gr**** τόκος tókos, "childbirth"...
- vasopressin. It is used as an
intravenous medication as a
labour repressant (
tocolytic) to halt
premature labor. It was
developed by
Ferring Pharmaceuticals...
- as a "reliever"
inhaler in the
management of
asthma symptoms and as a
tocolytic (anti-contraction medication) to
delay preterm labor for up to 48 hours...
- The beta-2
adrenergic receptor (β2 adrenoreceptor), also
known as ADRB2, is a cell membrane-spanning beta-adrenergic
receptor that
binds epinephrine (adrenaline)...
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Isoxsuprine is used in
humans for
treatment of
premature labor, i.e. a
tocolytic, and as a
vasodilator for the
treatment of
cerebral vascular insufficiency...
- the
pulmonary system,
safety in
patients with
hyperthyroidism and non-
tocolytic pharmacological properties. Additionally, by
maintaining patient's consciousness...
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commonly used for
smooth muscle-relaxant
properties as a
bronchodilator and
tocolytic. It is
classified by the
World Anti-Doping
Agency as an
anabolic agent...
- The WHO
Model List of
Essential Medicines (aka
Essential Medicines List or EML),
published by the
World Health Organization (WHO),
contains the medications...
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cause uterine contractions in
pregnant women.
Indometacin is an
effective tocolytic agent, able to
delay premature labor by
reducing uterine contractions...
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sympathomimetic and β2-adrenergic
receptor agonist which was
studied as a
tocolytic drug but was
never marketed. It was
first described in the literature...
