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Why would my doctor have me take terbutaline for 8 weeks even though i was not in preterm labor? i never dilated or had effacement, just mild contract

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Not good: Terbutaline is an obsolete drug. It should not be used in an outpatient setting in 2012.

Dr Keathley agreed

Answered 12/12/2012

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