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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Currently, there is no meta-analysis comparing intravaginal misoprostol plus intracervical Foley catheter versus intravaginal misoprostol alone for term pregnancy without identifying risk factors.
Howard Hao Lee +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Objective To compare effectiveness and safety of oral misoprostol (50 μg every four hours as needed), low dose vaginal misoprostol (25 to 50 μg every six hours as needed), and our established dinoprostone vaginal gel (one to two mg every six hours as ...
D. Young +8 more
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Quality, availability and storage conditions of oxytocin and misoprostol in Malawi
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Oxytocin and misoprostol are used for the prevention and treatment of PPH. However, both medicines are chemically unstable and
Nhomsai Hagen, Felix Khuluza, L. Heide
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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.
Bell, Suzanne +2 more
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The safety of misoprostol [PDF]
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2006 TITLE: The Safety of Misoprostol AUTHOR: Anke Hemmerling, MD, MPH Bixby Fellow of Population and International Health University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health 513 Warren Hall Berkeley, CA 94720-6390 Email: anke@berkeley.edu Misoprostol, Safety, Post Partum Hemorrhage KEYWORDS: Misoprostol is currently on the WHO Essential Drug List ...
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Pharmaciana, 2014 In recent years, misoprostol that is a prostaglandin E1 analogue has been used in cervix ripening at pregnancy and labor induction. However, until now misoprostol dosage and administration route for induction are various.
Haafizah Dania +2 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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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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Misoprostol in the management of the third stage of labour in the home delivery setting in rural Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2005 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of 600 microg oral misoprostol on postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) and postpartum anaemia in a low income country home birth situation. DESIGN: Double blind randomised controlled trial.
Blum, Jennifer +6 more
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