The use of levomepromazine in Hyperemesis Gravidarum resistant to drug therapy - A case series

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 569-572

  Heazell, Alexander E P ^a   Langford, Nigel ^b   Judge, Jatinder K ^b   Heazell, Martin A ^c   Downey, Gabrielle P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hyperemesis Gravidarum; Levomepromazine; Phenothiazines; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LEVOMEPROMAZINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG USE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; METHOTRIMEPRAZINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 25844474101     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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