These are some common drugs used in Obstetric and Gynae conditions.
Drugs | Purpose (Use) |
---|---|
Macrolides: Erythromycin and Azithromycin | Antimicrobial agent |
Magnesium Hydroxide and magnesium trisilicate | Antacids |
Malarone (Proguanil + atovaquone) | antimalarial drug |
Mannitol | to reduce intracranial tension |
Meclizine | Morning sickness |
Marcaine (Bupivacaine) | obstetric analgesia |
Mefenamic acid | dysmenorrhoea |
Medroxyprogesterone acetate | parenteral contraceptive |
Megestrol acetate | carcinoma endometrium |
Meperidine (Pethidine) | opioid analgesic during labour |
6-Mercaptopurine | choriocarcinoma |
Mesalamine | Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) |
Methotrexate | abortion, choriocarcinoma |
Methyldopa | hypertension |
Methylergometrine | postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) |
Metronidazole | trichomonas vaginitis |
Miconazole | antifungal agent |
Mifepristone | abortion, induction of labour in case of intrauterine death of fetus |
Minipil | Contraceptive |
Misoprostol | abortion, PPH |
Morphine | as an analgesic in the terminal stage of cancer |