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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.
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- Tocolytic
- Tocolytic Agent
- Tocolytics
- Agent, Tocolytic
- Agents, Tocolytic
- Tocolytic Effect
- Tocolytic Effects
- Effect, Tocolytic
- Effects, Tocolytic
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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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note entry term TOCOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the tocolytic effect of a chemical substance
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- Labor, Premature (1973-1988)
- Muscle Contraction (1966-1974)
- Uterine Contraction (1975-1988)
- Uterus (1966-1974)
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- National Library of Medicine. Tocolytic Agents. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015149. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015149
- Tocolytic Agents. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocolytic
- Tocolytic Agents. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545234