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• Tocolytic — Relating to the inhibition of labor, delaying or halting labor. * * * Denoting any pharmacologic agent used to arrest uterine contractions; often used in an attempt to arrest premature labor contractions, e.g., ritodrine or terbutaline. [G. tokos …   Medical dictionary

• Tocolytic — Tocolytics (also called anti contraction medications or labour repressants) are medications used to suppress premature labor (from the Greek tokos, childbirth, and lytic, capable of dissolving). They are given when delivery would result in… …   Wikipedia

• Drug, tocolytic — A medication that can inhibit labor, slow down or halt the contractions of the uterus. Tocolytic agents are widely used today to treat premature labor and permit pregnancy to proceed and so permit the fetus to gain in size and maturity before… …   Medical dictionary

• tocolytic — 1. adjective That suppresses premature labour 2. noun Any drug that suppresses premature labour premature giving birth. See Also: tocolysis …   Wiktionary

• Ritodrine — drugbox IUPAC name=4 [2 [2 hydroxy 2 (4 hydroxyphenyl) 1 methyl ethyl] aminoethyl] phenol CAS number=26652 09 5 ATC prefix=G02 ATC suffix=CA01 ATC supplemental= PubChem=33572 DrugBank=APRD00541 C=17|H=21|N=1|O=3 molecular weight=287.354 g/mol… …   Wikipedia

• ritodrine — noun A tocolytic drug, used to stop premature labour …   Wiktionary

• Clenbuterol — Systematic (IUPAC) name (RS) 1 (4 amino 3,5 dichlorophenyl) 2 (tert butylamino)ethanol Clinical data AHFS/ …   Wikipedia

• Indometacin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 {1 [(4 chlorophenyl)carbonyl] 5 methoxy 2 methyl 1H indol 3 yl}acetic acid Clinical data AHFS/ …   Wikipedia

• Oxytocin — Systematic (IUPAC) name 1 ({(4R,7S,10S …   Wikipedia

• Salbutamol — (S) Salbutamol Systematic (IUPAC) name …   Wikipedia

• Magnesium sulfate — Anhydrous magnesium sulfate Epsomite (heptahydrate) …   Wikipedia