Ritodrine hydrochloride: A betamimetic agent for use in preterm labor: I. pharmacology, clinical history, administration, side effects, and safety

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1980, Pages 1-6

  Barden, Tom P ^a,b,c   Peter, John B ^a,b,c   Merkatz, Irwin R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc   (Netherlands)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; RITODRINE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; DRUG THERAPY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; PHARMACOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVENTION; RESTLESSNESS; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY; TOCOLYSIS; TREMOR;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOGS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LABOR, PREMATURE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PREGNANCY; PROPANOLAMINES; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS; RATS; RITODRINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0018941263     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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