tocolytic agents

Preferred Label : tocolytic agents;

MeSH definition : Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.;

MeSH synonym : tocolytics; agents, tocolytic; Tocolytic; Tocolytic Agent; Agent, Tocolytic;

Related MeSH term : tocolytic effect; Effect, Tocolytic; Tocolytic Effects; Effects, Tocolytic;

MeSH annotation : note entry term TOCOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the tocolytic effect of a chemical substance;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocolytic agent;

Is substance : O;

action pharmacologique : O;

Details

Origin ID

D015149;

UMLS CUI

C0040349;

ATC code(s)
- buphenine [ATC Code]
- fenoterol [ATC Code]
- ritodrine [ATC Code]
- sympathomimetics, labour repressants [ATC Code]
Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Labour repressants [ICD-11 More detail]
Record concept(s)
- tocolytic agents [MeSH concept]
- tocolytic effect [MeSH concept]
See also
- obstetric labor, premature [MeSH Descriptor]
- uterine contraction [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- tocolysis [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Medicinal product acting as tocolytic (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
Substance(s)
- albuterol [MeSH Descriptor]
- atosiban [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- fenoterol [MeSH Descriptor]
- hexoprenaline [MeSH Descriptor]
- indomethacin [MeSH Descriptor]
- isoxsuprine [MeSH Descriptor]
- magnesium sulfate [MeSH Descriptor]
- metaproterenol [MeSH Descriptor]
- nifedipine [MeSH Descriptor]
- nylidrin [MeSH Descriptor]
- ritodrine [MeSH Descriptor]
- sulindac sulfide [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- terbutaline [MeSH Descriptor]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Medicinal product acting as tocolytic (product) [SNOMED CT concept]

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