 Oxytocics
"Oxytocics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157)
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D010120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.737 D27.505.954.705.737
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| Concept/Terms |
Oxytocics- Oxytocics
- Oxytocic Drugs
- Drugs, Oxytocic
- Uterine Stimulants
- Stimulants, Uterine
- Oxytocic Agents
- Agents, Oxytocic
Oxytocic Effect- Oxytocic Effect
- Effect, Oxytocic
- Oxytocic Effects
- Effects, Oxytocic
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocics" by people in Profiles.
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Kissler KJ, Carlson NS, Hernandez TL. Characterizing uterine responsiveness to oxytocin augmentation across four labor patterns in maternal obesity. Birth. 2024 Jun; 51(2):295-306.
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Bridges AG, Allshouse AA, Canfield DR, Grover BW, Son SL, Einerson BD, Silver RM, Haas DM, Grobman WA, Simhan HN, Day RC, Blue NR. Association of Prostaglandin Use for Cervical Ripening with Mode of Delivery in Small for Gestational Age versus Non-Small for Gestational Age Neonates. Am J Perinatol. 2024 05; 41(S 01):e456-e464.
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Evans CL, Bazant E, Atukunda I, Williams E, Niermeyer S, Hiner C, Zahn R, Namugerwa R, Mbonye A, Mohan D. Peer-assisted learning after onsite, low-dose, high-frequency training and practice on simulators to prevent and treat postpartum hemorrhage and neonatal asphyxia: A pragmatic trial in 12 districts in Uganda. PLoS One. 2018; 13(12):e0207909.
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Levine LD, Downes KL, Elovitz MA, Parry S, Sammel MD, Srinivas SK. Mechanical and Pharmacologic Methods of Labor Induction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 12; 128(6):1357-1364.
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Faucett AM, Allshouse AA, Donnelly M, Metz TD. Do Obese Women Receive the Necessary Interventions to Achieve Vaginal Birth after Cesarean? Am J Perinatol. 2016 08; 33(10):991-7.
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Worsley R, Santoro N, Miller KK, Parish SJ, Davis SR. Hormones and Female Sexual Dysfunction: Beyond Estrogens and Androgens--Findings from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine. J Sex Med. 2016 Mar; 13(3):283-90.
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Schreiber CA, Ratcliffe SJ, Quinley KE, Miller C, Sammel MD. Serum biomarkers may help predict successful misoprostol management of early pregnancy failure. Reprod Biol. 2015 Jun; 15(2):79-85.
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Gibson A, Pollard D. Pharmacological Labor-Stimulating Agents and Neonatal Outcomes. Health Care Women Int. 2016; 37(5):519-30.
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Zik JB, Roberts DL. The many faces of oxytocin: implications for psychiatry. Psychiatry Res. 2015 Mar 30; 226(1):31-7.
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Rohn AE, Bastek JA, Sammel MD, Wang E, Srinivas SK. Unintended clinical consequences of the implementation of a checklist-based, low-dose oxytocin protocol. Am J Perinatol. 2015 Mar; 32(4):371-8.
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