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Methergine Drug Study

Methergine is a drug used to treat postpartum hemorrhage and uterine atony by directly acting on the uterus. It should not be used in patients with hypertension, toxemia, pregnancy, or nursing mothers. Adverse reactions can include hyper- or hypotension, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and other symptoms. Precautions should be taken in patients with sepsis, obliterative vascular disorders, or hepatic or renal disease.

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Methergine Drug Study

Methergine is a drug used to treat postpartum hemorrhage and uterine atony by directly acting on the uterus. It should not be used in patients with hypertension, toxemia, pregnancy, or nursing mothers. Adverse reactions can include hyper- or hypotension, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, and other symptoms. Precautions should be taken in patients with sepsis, obliterative vascular disorders, or hepatic or renal disease.

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Methergine drug study

PRECAUTION Adverse
CONTRAINDICATION
DRUG ACTION INDICATION
S Reactions NURSING
CONSIDERATION

Methergine Act Postpartum Hypertension. Sepsis. Hyper- or


(methylergometrine directly hemorrhage Toxemia. Obliterative hypotension,
maleate) at the and uterine Pregnancy vascular nausea, vomiting,
atony, (Cat.C). disorders. chest pain,
subinvolution. Hepatic or dyspnea,
renal disease. headache,
2nd stage of hematuria,
labor. Nursing thrombophlebitis,
mothers. water
intoxication,
hallucinations,
leg cramps,
dizziness,
tinnitus, nasal
congestion,
diarrhea,
diaphoresis,
palpitations, foul
taste.

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