Misoprostol
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General
- Type:
- Dosage Forms:
- Routes of Administration:
- Common Trade Names: Cytotec
Adult Dosing
Postpartum hemorrhage
- Second Line therapy and can be administered sublingually, orally, vaginally, and rectally.[1]
- 1,000 mcg administered rectally
- 800 mcg PO
Pediatric Dosing
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Rating:
- Lactation risk:
- Renal Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
- Hepatic Dosing
- Adult
- Pediatric
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
Adverse Reactions
Serious
Common
Pharmacology
- Half-life:
- Metabolism:
- Excretion:
- Mechanism of Action:
Comments
See Also
References
- ↑ Mousa HA, Alfirevic Z. Treatment for primary postpartum haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(1):CD003249.