Question 1

What is Ergometrine maleate used for?

Accepted Answer

Heavy bleeding after childbirth (postpartum haemorrhage), heavy bleeding after miscarriage, helping the womb contract after delivery of the baby and placenta

Question 2

How do you take Ergometrine maleate?

Accepted Answer

This is not a medicine you take at home by yourself. It is given as an injection by a doctor, nurse, or midwife — usually 0.2 mg to 0.5 mg injected into a muscle or slowly into a vein during or after delivery. It may be repeated after 2 to 4 hours if the bleeding continues, but only under medical supervision.

Question 3

What are the side effects of Ergometrine maleate?

Accepted Answer

Nausea and vomiting, headache, stomach cramps or abdominal pain, dizziness, temporary rise in blood pressure

Question 4

Who should not take Ergometrine maleate?

Accepted Answer

Women who are still pregnant and have not yet delivered, women with high blood pressure (hypertension) or pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, people with heart disease or blood vessel problems, people with severe liver or kidney disease, people with sepsis (serious infection), and anyone allergic to ergometrine or similar medicines.

Question 5

Is Ergometrine maleate safe during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

This medicine must NOT be used during pregnancy before delivery as it can cause dangerous contractions and harm the baby — it is only used after the baby is born or after a miscarriage, and breastfeeding mothers should consult their doctor as small amounts may pass into breast milk.

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