Because these drugs activate the sympathetic
nervous system, nearly all patients who take them
suffer from tachycardia, sweating, tremulousness,
nausea, or headaches in the first few hours of use
(17). Betamimetics have the highest side-effect rates
of all tocolytic drugs. Their maternal side effects can
be severe, including cardiac arrhythmia and pulmo -
nary edema, and fatalities have been reported (18).
Even though fenoterol has been used as a tocolytic
for decades in 95% of all German hospitals, often as
the sole tocolytic agent in the hospital, the foreign
Because these drugs activate the sympatheticnervous system, nearly all patients who take themsuffer from tachycardia, sweating, tremulousness,nausea, or headaches in the first few hours of use(17). Betamimetics have the highest side-effect ratesof all tocolytic drugs. Their maternal side effects canbe severe, including cardiac arrhythmia and pulmo -nary edema, and fatalities have been reported (18).Even though fenoterol has been used as a tocolyticfor decades in 95% of all German hospitals, often asthe sole tocolytic agent in the hospital, the foreign
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