title: [Drug treatment of threatened premature labor].
abstract: The problem of the treatment of premature labor has not yet been resolved. The positive effect of using sympathomimetics is not as significant as was initially thought and they are not free of side-effects. A review of the literature forms the basis of a comparison of sympathomimetics with nifedipine and indomethacin. The latter sometimes offer a better alternative but must be used with care. The potential benefits of oxytocin antagonists are still being evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gynécologic-Obstétrique, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Savey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benachi
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Colau
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012312:Ritodrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D011374:Progesterone; D012312:Ritodrine; D009543:Nifedipine; D007213:Indomethacin
vernacular_title: Le traitement médicamenteux de la menace d'accouchement prématuré.