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Breastfeeding

  • TRADE NAME: Methergine (Novartis)
  • INDICATIONS: Routine management after delivery of placenta, postpartum atony and hemorrhage; subinvolution
  • CLASS: Ergot alkaloid
  • HALF-LIFE: 1.5–12.7 hours

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Page last updated 07/31/2023

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Incidence

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric