Tocolytic agent

Introduction: Tocolytic agent

Description of Tocolytic agent

Tocolytic agent: class of drugs which inhibit premature labor.
Source: CRISP

Tocolytic agent: Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.
Source: MeSH 2007

Tocolytic agent: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Tocolytic agent:

• Tocolytic
• Agent

Terms associated with Tocolytic agent:

More specific terms for Tocolytic agent:

• naproxen

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Tocolytic agent

• Reproductive Control Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• drug /agent

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Tocolytic agent:

• premature labor
• terbutaline

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Tocolytic agent

The following list attempts to classify Tocolytic agent into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Physiological Effects of Drugs
      • Reproductive Control Agents
        • Tocolytic Agents

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Reproductive Control Agents
        • Tocolytic Agents

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