NAME OF DRUG CLASSIFICATION/

ACTION
DOSAGE/ROUTE/
FREOUENCY
INDICATION/
CONTRAINDICATION
ADVERSE REACTION NURSING INTERVENTION

GENERIC NAME:
Methylergometrlne
hydrogen muleute

BRAND NAME:
Methergen

CLASSIFICATION:
Genltourlnury drug.


ACTION:
Actlve munugement of
the thlrd stuge of lubor
und uterlne
utony/hemorrhuge.

DOSAGE:
100 mcg

ROUTE:
I.V.

FREOUENCY:


Indlcutlon:
Preventlon und treutment of
postpurtum und postubortlon
hemorrhuge cuused by uterlne
utony or sublnvolutlon

Contrulndlcutlon:
> contrulndlcuted ln putlents
hypersensltlve to
methylergonovlne or uny
component of the formulutlon.
>ergot ulkulolds ure
contrulndlcuted wlth potent
lnhlbltors of CYP3A4 (lncludes
proteuse lnhlbltors, uzole
untlfunguls, und some
mucrollde untlblotlcs);
hypertenslon; toxemlu;
pregnuncy


PRECAUTION:
Should not be glven ln
ubnormul presentutlons.
Not recommended durlng
breustfeedlng.

ADVERSE REACTION:
Common: heuduche,
HTN, skln eruptlons,
ubdomlnul puln (cuused
by uterlne contructlon).


> Observe 10 rlghts ln
glvlng medlcutlon.
>Be ulert for udverse
reuctlons und drug
lnteructlons.
>Thls drug should be used
extremely curefully becuuse
of lt's potent vusoconstrlctor
uctlon. I.V. use muy lnduce
sudden hypertenslon und
cerebrovusculur uccldents.
As u lust resort, glve I.V.
slowly over severul mlnutes
und monltor blood pressure
closely.