Reply to: Misoprostol during cesarean delivery: At which time and by which route?

We appreciate the interest shown by Dr. Shehata in our recently published paper [1]. We would like to thank him for his valuable comments that add much more to our own published findings. Regarding the cost of misoprostol, we disagree with the author that misoprostol is costly than oxytocin wherever in Egypt or worldwide. A recent study demonstrated that the mean cost of misoprostol was significantly lower than the oxytocin (2.0  ± 0.8 vs. 5.1 ± 0.9 US dollars; P 

Source: Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology - June 1, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Essam Rashad Othman, Mohammed Khairy Ali, Margaret Fathy Fayez, Diaa Eldeen Mohamed Abd El Aal, Hazem Saad El-Dine Mohamed, Ahmed Mohammed Abbas Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research