Buphenine and threatened abortion

One hundred and seventy patients with threatened abortion have been studied in two groups. Group 1 of eighty-five patients were treated with the uterine muscle relaxant, buphenine hydrochloride. The second group of eighty-five patients were given placebo. Pregnancy continuation was 90.6% in group 1 and 62.3% in group 2. Only three of 22 patients with history of recurrent abortion using buphenine aborted.