- Trade Name: Methergine (Novartis)
- Indications: Routine management after delivery of placenta, postpartum atony and hemorrhage; subinvolution
- Synonym: Methylergometrine
- Class: Ergot alkaloid
- Half-life: 1.5–12.7 hours
- Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with:
Alkaloid drugs, Amprenavir, Boceprevir, Clarithromycin, CYP3A4 inhibitors, Delavirdine, Dihydroergotamine, Ergotamine, Erythromycin, Indinavir, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Lopinavir, Nefazodone, Nelfinavir, Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir, Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir, Ritonavir, Telaprevir, Troleandomycin, Voriconazole, Zileuton
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