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...

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

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

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

sympathomimetic and β2-adrenergic receptor agonist which was studied as a tocolytic drug but was never marketed. It was first described in the literature...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

hyperstimulation and to minimize the effects on Fetal Heart Rate. Administration of tocolytic treatment with β2-adrenergic drugs has shown to stabilize uterine contractions...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

results for the treatment of Raynaud's disease and dysmenorrhoea, and as a tocolytic, although it is not yet approved for clinical use. Lemmens-Gruber R, Kamyar...

experiencing premature labor in order to slow or stop their contractions (other tocolytics are now used instead due to better efficacy and side effect profiles)...

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

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)...

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...