Uterotonic agents

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DBCAT000218Therapeutic categoryG02A

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. A DrugBank category of 16 drugs. 12 of them are approved.

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Also known as
Agents, Oxytocic · Drugs, Oxytocic · Effect, Oxytocic · Effects, Oxytocic · Oxytocic Agents
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What you can answer from here — as of August 09, 2019

16DrugsEach linked to its full drug card
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34Drug targetsEvery drug–target pair in the class, with bond type
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586Marketed productsAcross the regions we cover, with dosage forms and routes
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12Routes of administrationHow the drugs in this class are given
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