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MeSH Heading: Tocolytic Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.875.825; D27.505.954.705.825
Unique ID: D015149
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015149
Annotation: note entry term TOCOLYTIC EFFECT: use only for the tocolytic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.
Entry Term(s): Tocolytic; Tocolytic Agent; Tocolytic Effect; Tocolytic Effects; Tocolytics
Previous Indexing: Labor, Premature (1973-1988); Muscle Contraction (1966-1974); Uterine Contraction (1975-1988); Uterus (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 89
History Note: 89
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1988/03/21
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0023285
Scope Note: Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.
Terms: Tocolytic Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T044254
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1989); Tocolytics
Term UI T044255
Date03/21/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Tocolytic
Term UI T000997499
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Tocolytic Agent
Term UI T000997501
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Tocolytic Agents MeSH Descriptor Data 2024