Terbutaline

Salbutamol, for example, was often used to relax uterine muscles when a pregnant woman experiences premature labor, although a similar drug, terbutaline, is more commonly prescribed for that purpose. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Officials at Alere, a company that provides terbutaline pump therapy, were unavailable to comment, spokeswoman Jan McClure said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The FDA has approved terbutaline only to treat specific respiratory conditions, but doctors have widely prescribed the drug as a treatment for preterm labor. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The FDA "has concluded that the risk of serious adverse events outweighs any potential benefit to pregnant women" from prolonged treatment with terbutaline injections or from either short- or long-term treatment with the drug in pill form, the warning Thursday said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Many women receive it continuously for weeks through a terbutaline pump. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It also warned that terbutaline, an asthma drug also used to halt preterm labor, should not be used by pregnant women due to the potential for maternal heart problems or death. ❋ Melinda Beck (2011)

These muscle relaxants tocolytics include nifedipine, terbutaline sulfate, magnesium sulfate, and indomethacin. ❋ Penny Simkin (2010)

You receive an injection of a tocolytic drug such as terbutaline, which relaxes your uterus. ❋ Penny Simkin (2010)

The weeks and weeks and weeks I spent tethered to a terbutaline pump and my bed while pregnant with my golden-haired little girl as well as returning to the NICU after a lengthy maternity leave reminded me just how fortunate I was. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Participants must might possibly terbutaline final patient thorazine insights in droplets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She took terbutaline, an asthma drug, to stop premature labor for the last three months of her pregnancy. ❋ Unknown (2003)

How this treatment works: Commonly known as labor inhibitors, the drugs that help stop premature labor are technically classified as tocolytics and include such medications as ritodrine hydrochloride, terbutaline, and magnesium sulfate. ❋ Niels H. Lauersen (2000)