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Terbutaline A controversial drug used to stop pre-term labor.
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Ritodrine and terbutaline are sometimes used as tocolytic medications to slow uterine contractions during preterm labor. Ritodrine and terbutaline are given through a vein (intravenously, or IV) and/or by injection.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate oral nifedipine versus subcutaneous terbutaline tocolysis for external cephalic version (ECV). DESIGN: A double-blind randomised trial. SETTING: A university hospital in Malaysia.

Terbutaline
Medication used to treat asthma that is also used during pregnancy to reduce contractions of the uterus.

Terbutaline: A medication used to halt the contractions of preterm labor.
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Terbutaline - An asthma medication that is alos commonly used to stop contractions of the uterus in women experiencing preterm labor. Terbutaline can be administered in the form of a pill, injection or inhalant.

Terbutaline - A medication used to stop contractions.
Tocolytic Medications - Term for medications used to stop labor.
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Terbutaline - A medication used to stop contractions of the uterus in preterm labor
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Brethine or Terbutaline is used extensively in the treatment of preterm labor. It generally is initiated when preterm contractions cause cervical change. The physiology of its action is complex, but it is meant to quiet the uterine contractions.

Ritodrine or terbutaline.
Indomethacin.
Nifedipine.
Magnesium sulfate. In the United States, this medicine is used less commonly than in the past.

I was on and terbutaline and magnesium for 2 days in the hospital. After 2 doses of steroids were administered, for the baby's lung development, the mag was stopped. Procardia was then started.

They then injected 3 shots of terbutaline at this time which did make the contractions stop. She also said I was about 1 cm dilated. I could not believe this was actually happening.

The most common medicine to have patients on to prevent labor is terbutaline (Brethine). It is actually an asthma medicine which relaxes smooth muscle--both in the bronchial tree and in the uterus.

Wearing the terbutaline pump was a test of my strength and will to deliver a healthy baby. I wore a cartridge with two syringes at my waist which pumped medication into my body every two hours through a small catheter in my thigh.

A Comparison of Gestational Days Gained with Oral Terbutaline Versus Continuous Subcutaneous Terbutaline in Women with Twin Gestations FREE
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Bronchodilators to open air passages (theophylline, terbutaline); best tolerated as inhalers, but can be given orally.
Cortisone drugs by inhaler or nebulizer, which have fewer adverse reactions than oral forms.

Tocolytic medications, such as indomethacin (Indocin), ritrodine (Yutopar), terbutaline (Brethaire, Bricanyl), and magnesium sulfate, act in different ways but can have similar effect on labor.

Examples of tocolytics include ritodrine, terbutaline, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine, and indomethacin.
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albuterol, bitolterol, pirbuterol, terbutaline
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Medications used to stop or slow labor are called "tocolytic" agents. They include terbutaline, magnesium sulfate, nifedipine, and indomethacin.

Before the version attempt, you may be given an injection of tocolytic medication to relax the uterus and prevent uterine contractions. The most commonly used tocolytic medication is terbutaline (such as Bricanyl or Brethine).

Tocolytic medications often used include terbutaline and magnesium sulfate.
corticosteroid medications
Corticosteroid medications may be given to help mature the lungs of the fetus. Lung immaturity is a major problem of premature babies.

See also: Pregnancy, Contraction, Delivery, Preterm, Preterm Labor