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DOUBLE BLIND TRIAL OF RITODRINE AND PLACEBO IN TWIN PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
O'Connor M. C.,
Murphy H.,
Dalrymple I. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1979.tb11270.x
Subject(s) - ritodrine , placebo , pregnancy , medicine , double blind , obstetrics , anesthesia , incidence (geometry) , twin pregnancy , fetus , gestation , alternative medicine , genetics , physics , pathology , optics , biology
Summary In a double blind trial, 25 patients with twin pregnancy were given 40 mg of ritodrine hydrochloride by mouth daily and 24 similar patients received a placebo. The ritodrine group had no significant prolongation of pregnancy nor increase in birth weight, and a high incidence of side effects occurred.