Is Misoprostol Cost-effective in the Prevention of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug—Induced Gastropathy in Patients With Chronic Arthritis? [PDF]
, 1994 Whether misoprostol, a synthetic prostaglandin E1 analogue, should be routinely prescribed along with nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) to prevent gastric damage is of great clinical importance and has profound cost implications. No consensus
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Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2015 Objective: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of 200 μg vaginal misoprostol vs. 400 μg vaginal misoprostol administrated 3 h prior to office hysteroscopy, in cervical priming. Design: Randomized controlled trial.
Waleed El-Khayat +3 more
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Exacerbation of celecoxib-induced renal injury by concomitant administration of misoprostol in rats.
PLoS ONE, 2014 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can produce adverse effects by inhibiting prostaglandin (PG) synthesis. A PGE1 analogue, misoprostol, is often utilized to alleviate NSAID-related gastrointestinal side effects. This study examined the effect
Dustin L Cooper +11 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background Various methods are used for cervical ripening during the induction of labor. Mechanical and pharmacological methods are commonly used for cervical ripening.
Ge Zhao, Guang Song, Jing Liu
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Hyperpyrexia After Rectal Misoprostol Administration-A Rare Side Effect of Misoprostol: Case Report
Novelty in Biomedicine, 2022 Background: Misoprostol is a safe drug that is one of the prostaglandins analogs. It has uterotonic solid potential and is good for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).
Masoumeh Mirzamoradi, Yekta Parsa
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Modeling maternal mortality in Bangladesh: the role of misoprostol in postpartum hemorrhage prevention. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundBangladesh is one of the few countries that may actually achieve the fifth Millennium Development Goal (MDG) in time, despite skilled birth attendance remaining low.
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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 2020 Induction of labor (IOL) is used to improve the outcome of pregnancy for mother and child. Since 2013, oral misoprostol has been used for IOL at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
R. Helmig, L. Hvidman
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Comprehensive abortion care: evidence of improvements in hospital-level indicators in Tigray, Ethiopia. [PDF]
, 2013 ObjectiveApproximately 18% of maternal deaths in East Africa is attributable to unsafe abortion. Availability of comprehensive abortion care (CAC) services at all levels of the healthcare system, including medical abortion, has the potential to increase ...
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Efficacy of Misoprostol Alone for First-Trimester Medical Abortion: A Systematic Review.
Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019 OBJECTIVE To summarize available data on the effectiveness and safety of single-agent misoprostol for medical abortion in the first trimester. DATA SOURCES We searched MEDLINE, CABI, Cochrane, EMBASE, LILACS, the Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov ...
E. Raymond, Margo S. Harrison, M. Weaver
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A comparative study between isosorbide mononitrate (IMN) versus misoprostol prior to hysteroscopy
Middle East Fertility Society Journal, 2010 Objective: To compare the efficacy of a nitric oxide donor (isosorbide mononitrate) and a prostaglandin E1 analogue (misoprostol) for cervical priming before hysteroscopy. Design: Comparative clinical trial.
Waleed El-Khayat +2 more
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