Definitions: Preterm Labor - regular uterine contraction after 20 weeks or before 37 weeks GA, which occur regularly, leading to progressive cervical change
USES: This medication is used to prevent certain types of chest pain (angina)
Maintenance dose Contractions should cease after the initial dose of 20-40 mg PO
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Nifedipine (sold under the brand names Procardia, Adalat,) is a calcium ion influx inhibitor and is used as an antihypertensive medication, which helps in managing
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PROCARDIA® (nifedipine) is an antianginal drug belonging to a class of pharmacological agents, the calcium channel blockers
It also has been used to stop labor before 37 weeks of pregnancy (preterm labor)
You may have more severe or more
A Dutch medical center reported seven cases of severe dyspnoea in which tocolytic treatment with nifedipine was the suspected Load: Nifedipine 10 mg sublingual every 20 minutes for 3 doses as needed (up to a cummulative 40 mg in first hour) Maintenance: Nifedipine Immediate Release 10 to 20 mg orally every 4 to 8 hours
This activity outlines the indications, mechanism of action, methods of administration
The review concluded that nifedipine appeared to be a more effective tocolytic agent than beta2-adrenergic-receptor agonists and better tolerated compared with beta2-adrenergic-receptor agonists and magnesium sulfate in women with preterm labour
Preterm labor is parturition that occurs when birth occurs between 20 0/7 weeks of gestation and 36 6/7 weeks
It is used to treat high blood pressure
Nifedipine was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of delivery within 7 days of initiation of
Interventions
150 women were necessary to detect a one-third reduction in the primary outcome
It may be used to treat severe high blood pressure in pregnancy
Maintenance of 120-160 mgs of slow-release nifedipine daily for 48 hours
Nifedipine in the management of preterm labor: a systematic review and metaanalysis