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Ergometrine
Essential medicine status
Section:
22. Medicines for reproductive health and perinatal care 22.3. Uterotonics
ATC codes: G02AB03
Indication
Postpartum haemorrhage ICD11 code: JA43.Z
INN
Ergometrine
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified: 200 µg in 1 mL ampoule (hydrogen maleate)
EML status history
First added in 1977 (TRS 615)
Changed in 1979 (TRS 641)
Changed in 2005 (TRS 933)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
Female
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
methylergometrine (ATC codes: G02AB01)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
Wikipedia
Ergometrine
DrugBank
Ergometrine (Ergonovine)
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended methylergometrine be specified as a therapeutic alternative under the square box listing for ergometrine on the EML.