Open AccessAcceptability and safety profile of oral and sublingual misoprostol for uterine evacuation following early fetal demise
Author(s) -
Devendra Singh Kushwah,
Beenu Kushwah,
Mohammad Tariq Salman,
V. K. Verma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.81513
Subject(s) - vomiting , nausea , medicine , misoprostol , diarrhea , sublingual administration , adverse effect , oral administration , abortion , mifepristone , anesthesia , pregnancy , obstetrics , gastroenterology , biology , genetics
It has been established that sublingual (SL) route of misoprostol has a great potential to be developed for medical abortion, but there is dearth of evidence to reveal satisfaction rate and safety profile among patients of oral and SL routes. Thus, this study was conducted to provide an insight into the acceptability and safety profile of the same.