Paper II — 2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q21

Paper II

2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Uterine relaxants

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Answer

Nifedipine (calcium channel blocker), Terbutaline (beta-2 agonist) — reduce uterine smooth muscle contractility; used as tocolytics to delay preterm labour, allowing time for antenatal corticosteroids to promote fetal lung maturation.

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