Create your page hereCHATTweet this pageshare on FacebookSaturday, 14 September 2019NewsWikiChatTocolyticBingback to playlistTocolyticTocolytics (also called anti-contraction medications or labor 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 premature birth. The therapy also buys time for the administration of betamethasone, a glucocorticoid drug which greatly accelerates fetal lung maturity, but takes one to two days to work.The suppression of contractions is often only partial and tocolytics can only be relied on to delay birth for several days. Depending on the tocolytic used the mother or fetus may require monitoring, as for instance blood pressure monitoring when nifedipine is used as it reduces blood pressure. In any case the risk of preterm labor alone justifies hospitalization.Types of agentsThere is no clear first-line tocolytic agent.Various types of agents are used, with varying success rates and side effects.  Some medications are not specifically approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in stopping uterine contractions in preterm labor, instead being used off label.Read moreThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -https://wn.com/TocolyticFullscreenpauseEmail this PagePlay all in Full ScreenShow More Related Videosdeveloped with YouTubebackMost RelatedMost RecentMost PopularTop Ratedexpand screen to full widthrepeat playlistshufflereplay videoclear playlistrestoreimageslistdeveloped with YouTubePLAYLIST TIME:Related Sites Copytoco.comTocolyticTocolytics (also called anti-contraction medications or labor 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 premature birth. The therapy also buys time for the administration of betamethasone, a glucocorticoid drug which greatly accelerates fetal lung maturity, but takes one to two days to work.The suppression of contractions is often only partial and tocolytics can only be relied on to delay birth for several days. Depending on the tocolytic used the mother or fetus may require monitoring, as for instance blood pressure monitoring when nifedipine is used as it reduces blood pressure. In any case the risk of preterm labor alone justifies hospitalization.Types of agentsThere is no clear first-line tocolytic agent.Various types of agents are used, with varying success rates and side effects.  Some medications are not specifically approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in stopping uterine contractions in preterm labor, instead being used off label.Read moreThis page contains text from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia -https://wn.com/TocolyticLatest News for: TocolysisEditPremature Labor (Tocolysis) - Global Pipeline Review, H1 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.comHerald-Standard2