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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Reproductive Control Agents > Oxytocics
Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Reproductive Control Agents > Oxytocics

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Oxytocics  

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Oxytocic
  • Agents, Oxytocic
  • Drug, Oxytocic
  • Drugs, Oxytocic
  • Oxytocic
  • Oxytocic Agent
  • Oxytocic Agents
  • Oxytocic Drug
  • Oxytocic Drugs
  • Stimulants, Uterine
  • Stimulant, Uterine
  • Uterine Stimulant
  • Uterine Stimulants

Note

  • use no qualifiers for oxytocics when used to induce labor; note entry term OXYTOCIC EFFECT: use only for the oxytocic effect of a chemical substance

Scope note

  • Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157)

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