Tocolytics (also called anti-contraction medications or labor suppressants) are medications used to suppress premature labor (from Greek τόκος tókos, "childbirth"...

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...

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...

vasopressin. It is used as an intravenous medication as a labour repressant (tocolytic) to halt premature labor. It was developed by Ferring Pharmaceuticals...

The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications...

is also used in some countries (such as Russia and Switzerland) as a tocolytic agent (i.e., labor suppressant), with the most common trade name being...

which tocolytic drug is safer for the patient. An emergency delivery or cesarean section may also be an effective treatment option, tocolytic drugs are...

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 beta-2 adrenergic receptor (β2 adrenoreceptor), also known as ADRB2, is a cell membrane-spanning beta-adrenergic receptor that binds epinephrine (adrenaline)...

Preventative tocolysis (medications to prevent contractions): the use of tocolytic medications to prevent labor contractions is controversial. On the one...

Ritodrine, sold under the brand name Yutopar, is a tocolytic drug used to stop premature labor. This drug has been removed from the US market, according...

cause uterine contractions in pregnant women. Indometacin is an effective tocolytic agent, able to delay premature labor by reducing uterine contractions...

phenytoin it results in better outcomes. Magnesium sulfate was once used as a tocolytic, but meta-analyses have failed to support it as an anti-contraction medication...

dysreflexia in spinal cord injury. Nifedipine has been used frequently as a tocolytic (agent that delays premature labor). A Cochrane review has concluded that...

Glycopeptide Nucleotide Peptide toco- childbirth Greek τόκος (tókos) tocolytic, dystocia -tome cutting instrument Greek τομή (tomḗ), intersection osteotome...

Margioula-Siarkou C, Kalogiannidis I (April 2016). "Effectiveness of Tocolytic Agents on Prevention of Preterm Delivery, Neonatal Morbidity, and Mortality:...

abnormal fetal heart rate persists, and uterine tachysystole continues, tocolytic remedies, such as terbutaline, may be used. Afterward, if beneficial and...

neuroprotection in preterm deliveries, but has been shown to be an ineffective tocolytic agent. More common side effects from magnesium include upset stomach and...

the pulmonary system, safety in patients with hyperthyroidism and non-tocolytic pharmacological properties. Additionally, by maintaining patient's consciousness...

in the treatment of asthma, preventing eclampsia and cerebral palsy, a tocolytic agent, and as an anticonvulsant. It also may be used as laxative. In agriculture...

which might affect the success of an ECV. Drugs called beta-stimulant tocolytics help the woman's muscles to relax so that the pressure during the ECV...

salbutamol also has use in obstetrics. Intravenous salbutamol can be used as a tocolytic to relax the uterine smooth muscle to delay premature labor. While preferred...

delivery. There is some evidence to support the use of tocolytic drugs in ECV. Given by injection, tocolytics relax the uterus muscle and may improve the chance...

called tocolytics. Tocolytics delay labour by inhibiting contractions of the uterine muscles that progress labour. The most widely used tocolytics include...

Magnesium citrates are metal-organic compounds formed from citrate and magnesium ions. They are salts. One form is the 1:1 magnesium preparation in salt...

week after the procedure. There is no need for chronic administration of tocolytic agents since postoperative uterine contractions are barely ever observed...

Prohibition. From the 1960s to the 1980s, alcohol was commonly used as a tocolytic, a method to stop preterm labor (born at less than 37 weeks gestation)...

effects of such releases on behaviour, e.g. stress during birth has a tocolytic (contraction-suppressing) effect. However, awareness of neurotransmitters...

given birth for the first time.[excessive citations] While the use of tocolytic agents or the development of preeclampsia (toxemia of pregnancy) and pregnancy-induced...

PMID 11121511. Haas DM, Benjamin T, Sawyer R, Quinney SK (2014). "Short-term tocolytics for preterm delivery - current perspectives". International Journal of...