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What is methergine?

Updated: 11/15/2022
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Methergine is used to cause the uterus to contract in order to stop or lessen uterine bleeding after the birth of a baby, after an abortion, or for other reasons as your doctor sees neccessary.

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What are Alternative meds for methergine?

Methergine is a clean derivative of a naturally occuring medication found in fungus. Why not just take the methergine?


Can methergine be taken with alcohol?

Methergine and alcohol should not be taken together. Methergine is a medication that is used to stop bleeding after a woman delivers a baby.


Are methergine and ergometrine the same?

no they are not..they differ in one extra Ch2 for the Methergine..check the structures..


What type of patient would you not give Methergine to and why?

Methergine should not be given to a patient who is breast feeding or a patient who has impaired hepatic or renal function.


Defects of methergine coated tab?

exlampsia


How will you take methergine orally?

Swallow with fluid.


Can methergine make you have false positive pregnancy test?

No.


Is it normal to take methergine for abortions?

Methergine is used in ectopic abortions to shrink down the fetus. It constricts the blood vessels and is used after childbirth to control or constrict excessive bleeding. It's not used in normal abortions.


You took methergine a month ago now showing 6 positive pregnancy test?

Methergine is not a contraceptive or abortion pill and if you are pregnant now after taking it a month ago, you might not even have been pregnant then so no harm to the fetus. Or you were pregnant but no harm has been done.I also hope you were given the meds by a doctor since Methergine should not be taken without supervision. See links below.


How long does it take for methergine to start working?

You added this to abortion but Methergine is not used for abortion. It's used after labor to make the uterus stop bleeding and go back to normal size and is taken during several days. See a doctor for the proper medication or surgical abortion depending on how far along you are.


What signs in the postpartum client warrant withholding Methergine until discussed with the healthcare provider?

Methergine is used to clamp down the uterus to prevent hemmorrhage. Signs of symptoms of hemorrhage is a low blood pressure. The nurse should hold the medication until HCP contacted if patient BP is high.


Can methergine be used for migraine headaches?

Yes, but it's a pretty old drug that has mostly (but not entirely) been superseded by chemically related drugs called "triptans".Methergine hailed originally from the laboratories of the great Swiss pharmaceutical company, Sandoz. It is chemically related to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), which itself was a hypothetical anti-migraine agent.