Misoprostol dose selection in a controlled-release vaginal insert for induction of labor in nulliparous women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1071-1075

  Castañeda, Carlos Santana ^a   Izquierdo Puente, Juan Carlos ^b   Leon Ochoa, Raul Antonio ^c   Plasse, Terry F ^d   Powers, Barbara L ^d   Rayburn, William F ^e  

^a Clinical Materno Infante ^*  (Mexico)

^b Hospital de Ginelo obstetricia

^c Hospital Regional 1 de Octubre   (Mexico)

^d Cytokine PharmaSciences Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Controlled release; Induction of labor; Misoprostol; Vaginal insert

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; POLYMER;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; LABOR INDUCTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS HYPERSTIMULATION SYNDROME; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VAGINAL INSERT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; CERVICAL RIPENING; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; LABOR, INDUCED; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCICS; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

EID: 24644458629     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.06.072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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