Product Description.:
N, 01
tablet , white , round round
BiconvexDebossed
For routine management after delivery of the placenta postpartum atony and hemorrhage subinvolution. Under full obstetric supervision, it may be given in the second stage of labor following delivery of the anterior shoulder.
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypertension toxemia pregnancy and hypersensitivity.
WARNINGS
This drug should not be administered I.V. routinely because of the possibility of inducing sudden hypertensive and cerebrovascular accidents. If I.V. administration is considered essential as a lifesaving measure, Methergine? (methylergonovine maleate) should be given slowly over a period of no less than 60 seconds with careful monitoring of blood pressure. Intra-arterial or periarterial injection should be strictly avoided.
PRECAUTIONS
General
Caution should be exercised in the presence of sepsis, obliterative vascular disease, hepatic or renal involvement. Also use with caution during the second stage of labor. The necessity for manual removal of a retained placenta should occur only rarely with proper technique and adequate allowance of time for its spontaneous separation.
