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A comprehensive list of drugs used to treat Labor and Delivery / Pregnancy Labor are listed here. View list of drugs used to treat 'Labor and Delivery / Pregnancy Labor'. Click below on the listed drug to know more and this includes the brand name(s), price of the drug, its dosage, side-effects, adverse events, how and when should it be taken.
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Generic and Trade Names of Drugs for Labor and Delivery / Pregnancy Labor
Generic and Trade Names of Drugs for Labor and Delivery / Pregnancy Labor
Butorphanol
Butorphanol is an opioid analgesic, prescribed to alleviate pain post operatively, migraine, balanced general anesthesia, and used to relieve pain during labor.
Trade Names :
Butrum (1 mg) | Butodol | Butrum | Butodol (2 mg) | Butodol -1 | Butodol (2 mg)
Desaminooxytocin
• Desaminooxytocin is used for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage (excessive bleeding following delivery of the baby), to induce and augment labor and promote lactation.
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Dinoprostone
Dinoprostone is a prostaglandin, prescribed for termination of pregnancy, evacuation of the uterine contents in the missed abortion, labor induction (rarely used), and dilatation of the cervix prior to labor.
Trade Names :
PG | Primiprost | Dinoripe | Cerviprime | Dinoripe (0.5mg) | PG Tablet (0.5mg)
Misoprostol
Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin; prescribed for ulcer, labor induction, induced abortion, miscarriage, postpartum hemorrhage (blood loss during birth) and other gynecological uses.
Trade Names :
A Kare | Safeguard | Safeguard SR | Misonac | Mifenac | Misonac SR | Cytonac (100mg/100mg) | Cytonac-ER (100mg/100mg/200mcg) | MTP (200mg/200mcg) | Mtprost (200mg/200mcg)
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Oxymorphone
Oxymorphone is an opioid analgesic, prescribed for the cure of moderate to severe pain in patients.
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Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a uterine stimulant, prescribed for the initiation of uterine contractions and induction of labor in women as well as stimulation of contractions in cases where the uterus does not contract enough during labor.
Trade Names :
Pfiscocin | Tricinon (10 i.u) | Pitocin | Tricinon (5 i.u) | Prestocin -5 | Saytocin | Foetocin | Oxyton | Oxyson | Indox
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Pethidine
Pethidine is an opioid analgesic, prescribed for moderate to severe pain, for example labor pain, before and during a surgical operation.
Trade Names :
Pethidine | Verpat | Pethidine Hcl (100 mg) | Pethidine Hcl
Ritodrine
Ritodrine is a tocolytic agent, prescribed for uncomplicated premature labour.
Trade Names :
Tocopar | Gynospa | Feto Care | Yutodian | Utdrine | Pregtaer | Ritolan | Utgard | Miolene | Ritodine
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Ropivacaine
Ropivacaine is a local anesthetic agent, prescribed for acute pain management and for blocking the generation and conduction of nerve impulses that send signal to the brain.
Trade Names :
Ropin 0.2% | Ropin Inj
Sufentanil Citrate Injection
Sufentanil Citrate Injection is a narcotic analgesic, prescribed for inducing anesthesia during surgery.


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