Use of isoxsuprine hydrochloride as a tocolytic agent in the treatment of preterm labour: A systematic review of previous literature

Arzneimittel-Forschung/Drug Research

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 415-420

  Giorgino, Francesco Libero ^a,b   Egan, Colin Gerard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Associazione Ginecologi Extra Ospedalieri   (Italy)

^c Primula Multimedia SRL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abortion; CAS 395 28 8; Isoxsuprine hydrochloride; Pregnancy; Preterm labour; Tocolytic

Indexed keywords

ISOXSUPRINE; PLACEBO; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ABORTION; CONSTIPATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA; VOMITING; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOXSUPRINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955374453     PISSN: 00044172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1296305     Document Type: Review

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