Name classification action Side effects

Ritodrine tocolytic drug used to stop • increase

(trade name (Adrenergic beta- premature labor. in heart rate
Yutopar) agonist used to • rise in
control premature systolic
labor) pressure
• decrease
in diastolic
pressure
• chest
pain
secondary to
MI
• arrhythmi
a.
Action: prevent the immunological • Headache
Anti-D inj condition known as Rhesus disease (or • Fever
(immunoglobulin hemolytic disease of newborn). (pyrexia)
resnonative) • Skin
Use: The medication has an FDA reactions
Pregnancy Category C. It is given by such as rash
intramuscular injection as part of modern and itch
routine antenatal care at about 28 weeks • A general
of pregnancy, and within 72 hours after feeling of
childbirth. being unwell
(malaise)
 • Pain,
soreness or
bruising at
the injection
site

Enters target cells • increased

Prednisone Corticosteroid and binds to blood sugar
intracellular for diabetics
Indications: corticosteroid • difficulty
 Replacement therapy receptors, initiating controlling
in adrenal cortical many complex emotion
insufficiency reactions that are • difficulty
 Hypercalcemia responsible for its in
anti-inflammatory and maintaining
associated with cancer
immunosuppressive train of
.effects thought
• weight
gain
• facial
swelling
• depressio
n, mania,
psychosis
• unusual
fatigue or
 weakness
• mental
confusion
• blurred
vision
• abdomina
l pain
• peptic ulcer
• Dry mouth

Competitively blocks Dizziness,

Labetalol Alpha- and beta- alpha1- and beta1- and vertigo, fatigue,
adrenergic blocker beta2-adrenergic depression
Antihypertensive receptors, and has Heart failure,
some constipation,
sympathomimetic diarrhea,
activity at beta2- nausea,
receptors. vomiting
cardiac
arrhythmias
Stimulates the Headache,
Prostaglandin E2 Abortifacient myometrium of the paresthesias,
(Dinoprostone) Prostaglandin pregnant uterus to anxiety,
contract, similar to weakness,
the contractions of syncope,
the uterus during dizziness
labor, thus evacuating Hypotension,
the contents of the arrhythmias,
uterus. chest, Vomiting,
diarrhea,
.nausea
Fetal: Abnormal
heart rates