NAME OF CLASSIFICATI INDICATION CONTRAINDICAT SIDE EFFECTS NURSING

DRUG ON AND ION AND ADVERSE RESPONSIBILITIES

ACTION REACTION

Generic Classification Active 1st and 2nd stage Common: • Assess calcium level
Name: : management of labor before Abdominal pain before administering
Methylergome of the third crowning of the with large therapy. Hypocalcemia
trine maleate Genitourinary stage of head, primary and doses, must be corrected to
drugs labor, interior secondary uterine hypertension, increase drug
Brand Name: hemorrhage inertia. Patients headache, skin effectiveness.
Methergin Action: following with severe eruptions.
separation of hypertension, pre- Uncommon: • Assess and document
Act directly at placenta and eclampsia, Dizziness, fundal tone, nonphasic
the uterine uterine eclampsia, severe nausea, contractions, and check
smooth atony, or persistent vomiting, for relaxation or severe
muscles to subinvolution sepsis, vascular convulsions, cramping.
stimulate rate, of disease, impaired sweating, chest
tone and iochometra, renal or renal pain, • Monitor vital signs and
amplitude of caesarian function. hypotension. note for changes that
contractions. It section, Hypersensitivity Rare: may indicate
reduces rapid, menorrhagia, to ergot alkaloids. Bradycardia, hemorrhage.
sustained metrorrhagia. tachycardia, • Assess respiration rate,
titanic Post- partum palpitations, rhythm, and depth.
uterotonic and post- arterial spasm.
effects that aboital
• Assess for ergotism
shortens the uterine
(overdose): nausea,
third stage of bleeding.
vomiting, weakness,
labor and
muscular pain,
reduce blood
insensitivity to cold and
loss.
paresthesia to determine
dose adjustments or
drug withdrawal.

• Advice patient to take

only as prescribed and
no to exceed dose.