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Abstract
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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- Oxytocic
- Oxytocic Agent
- Oxytocic Agents
- Oxytocic Drug
- Oxytocic Drugs
- Uterine Stimulant
- Uterine Stimulants
- Agent, Oxytocic
- Agents, Oxytocic
- Drug, Oxytocic
- Drugs, Oxytocic
- Stimulant, Uterine
- Stimulants, Uterine
- Oxytocic Effect
- Oxytocic Effects
- Effect, Oxytocic
- Effects, Oxytocic
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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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
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- National Library of Medicine. Oxytocics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010120. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010120
- Oxytocics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50430113