What Are Uterotonic Agents?
Uterotonic Agents Increase the Uterine Tone and Contractions. These Agents Intensify Uterine Muscle Contractions at the Beginning and During Labor, and During...
What are Uterotonic agents? Uterotonic agents increase the uterine tone and contractions. These agents intensify uterine muscle contractions at the beginning and during labor, and during the postpartum period. Oxytocin, a hormone produced by the posterior pituitary, is a natural uterotonic.
What a Uterotonic drug is used for?
Uterotonic drugs are used to induce (start) or augment (speed) labour; facilitate uterine contractions following a spontaneous abortion; prevent postpartum haemorrhage during active management of the third stage of labour; treat haemorrhage following childbirth or abortion; and for other gynaecological reasons.
What are the Uterotonic drugs?
- Oxytocin. Oxytocin is the most widely used uterotonic drug. ...
- Ergometrine. Ergometrine and methylergometrine are ergot alkaloids that increase the uterine muscle tone by causing continuous tetanic contractions. ...
- Misoprostol. ...
- Carbetocin. ...
- Combinations of uterotonic drugs.
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