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Oxytocin pharmacologic class: to induce or hypertensive to drug CV: hypertension, continuously
stimulate labor when vaginal delivery is increase heart rate, monitor
DOSAGE posterior pituitary advised systemic venous contractions,
10 units/ml in 1 hormone return, cardiac fetal and
Ampule cephalopelvic output maternal heart
therapeutic class: disproportion is present rate, and
Uterine-active agent GI: nausea, vomiting maternal blood
when delivery requires
conversion as in Respiratory: anoxia, pressure and
transverse lie asphyxia ECG. discontinue
infusion if uterine
Others: low apgar hyperactivity
score at 5 minutes occurs.
monitor patient
extremely closely
during first and
second stage of
labor because of
risk of cervical
laceration,
cervical rupture,
maternal and
fetal death
Dose:
500 mg 1 tab
Route:
Oral
Frequency:
q 4°