Ergonovine (By injection)

Ask your doctor or pharmacist before using any other medicine, including over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products.

Injectable

• Your doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot into a muscle, or into a vein.
• A nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088

Ergonovine Maleate (er-goe-NOE-veen MAL-ee-ate)

Treats and prevents bleeding from the uterus after childbirth or abortion. This medicine is an ergot alkaloid.

Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:

• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing
• Lightheadedness or fainting.
• Seizures.
• Severe chest pain.
• Shortness of breath, cold sweat, and bluish-colored skin or nails.

If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:

• Headache.
• Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or stomach pain.
• Pain, itching, burning, swelling, or a lump under your skin where the shot is given.

• Make sure your doctor knows if you have high blood pressure, heart disease, blood vessel disease, liver disease, kidney disease, severe infection, or decreased calcium in your blood.