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MeSH Heading: Oxytocics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.875.737; D27.505.954.705.737
Unique ID: D010120
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010120
Annotation: use no qualifiers for oxytocics when used to induce labor; note entry term OXYTOCIC EFFECT: use only for the oxytocic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157)
Entry Term(s): Oxytocic; Oxytocic Agent; Oxytocic Agents; Oxytocic Drug; Oxytocic Drugs; Oxytocic Effect; Oxytocic Effects; Uterine Stimulant; Uterine Stimulants
NLM Classification #: QV 173
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
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: M0015702
Scope Note: Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157)
Terms: Oxytocics Preferred Term
Term UI T029946
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Oxytocic Agents
Term UI T029947
Date03/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Oxytocic Drugs
Term UI T029948
Date03/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Uterine Stimulants
Term UI T029949
Date03/22/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Oxytocic
Term UI T000998962
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oxytocic Agent
Term UI T000998963
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Oxytocic Drug
Term UI T000998964
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Uterine Stimulant
Term UI T000998965
Date11/21/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

Oxytocics MeSH Descriptor Data 2024