.Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.H_SystemicHormonalPreparationsExclSexHormonesAndInsulins.H01B_PosteriorPituitaryLobeHormones.H01BB02_Oxytocin.Oxytocin .Pharmacolibrary.Drugs.H_SystemicHormonalPreparationsExclSexHormonesAndInsulins.H01B_PosteriorPituitaryLobeHormones.H01BB02_Oxytocin.Oxytocin| name: | Oxytocin |
| ATC code: | H01BB02 | route: | intravenous |
| n-compartments | 2 |
Oxytocin is a peptide hormone and medication used to induce labor, strengthen labor contractions, control bleeding after childbirth, and to induce abortion. As a drug, it is administered intravenously or intramuscularly. It is approved and widely used in obstetric practice.
Pharmacokinetic parameters reported for healthy postpartum women following intravenous bolus administration.
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