ergometrine

The factors that may have been responsible were, first, sulfonamide and penicillin for infection; second, ergometrine use to reduce postpartum hemorrhage; third, universal blood transfusion; and fourth, much better cooperation and better medical education and so on.

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· Oxytocin and ergometrine are sometimes misused to hurry the birth of the baby or the afterbirth

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It is the same drug as ergometrine and ergonovine.

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Then give her one 0.2 mg pill of ergometrine, or a 0.1 mg injection, every 4 hours for 24 hours.

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High blood pressure, fast heart beat, stroke. ergometrine maleate, methylergonovine maleate

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Inject 0.5 mg of ergometrine in a large muscle, or give 0.2 mg of ergonovine by mouth every 6 hours for 4 to 7 days.

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If she is still bleeding after 10 minutes, give the same amount of ergometrine again.

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Medicines that contain ergometrine or oxytocin cause contractions of the womb and its blood vessels.

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· If the womb does not become hard after a few minutes of rubbing, or if bleeding continues, give ergometrine, 0.2 mg by mouth, or 0.5 mg by injection in her buttock or thigh.

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· Women and girls sometimes try using dangerous medicines - such as aspirin, malaria medicines, and ergometrine

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