User:Mr. Ibrahem/Ergometrine

Ergometrine, also known as ergonovine, is a medication used to cause contractions of the uterus to treat heavy vaginal bleeding after childbirth. It can be used either by mouth, by injection into a muscle, or injection into a vein. It begins working within 15 minutes when taken by mouth and is faster in onset when used by injection. Effects last between 45 and 180 minutes.

Common side effect include high blood pressure, vomiting, seizures, headache, and low blood pressure. Other serious side effects include ergotism. It was originally made from the rye ergot fungus but can also be made from lysergic acid. Ergometrine is regulated because it can be used to make lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Ergometrine was discovered in 1932. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US$0.12 and US$0.41 for an injectable dose and US$0.01 for a pill as of 2014. In the United States it is about US$1.75 per dose.