EP receptor agonist
- Cervical ripening and uterine contraction — labor induction
- Fever and GI smooth-muscle effects come from the same receptors
Drugs with this mechanism (2)
- Dinoprostone — Cervical ripening; removable, unlike misoprostol.
- Prostaglandin E₂ — Mucosal and inflammatory prostaglandin that NSAIDs remove and misoprostol replaces.
Self-check
- Which two uterine/cervical effects support labor induction by EP agonists?
Cervical ripening and uterine contraction. - Which temperature-related adverse effect comes from the same EP receptors?
Fever.
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