Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Drug Used For Preventing Life-Threatening Bleeding In Women During Labor May Not Be Effective

There is insufficient evidence for the effectiveness of a drug that is being used increasingly to prevent life-threatening bleeding in women after giving birth in community settings in low income countries, according to a review of all the available research published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. [1] Misoprostol (brand name Cytotec) was originally developed for treating gastric ulcers, but is increasingly used in low- and middle-income countries for preventing postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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