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What is OXYTOCIN?
Oxytocin (Pitocin, Syntocinon)
Drug Classes-Hormone
Therapeutic Actions-Synthetic form of an endogenous hormone produced in the hypothalamus and stored in the posterior pituitary; stimulates the uterus, especially the gravid uterus just before parturition, and causes myoepithelium of the lacteal glands to contract, which results in milk ejection in lactating woman.
Indications-Antepartum: to initiate or improve uterine contractions to achieve early vaginal delivery; stimulation or reinforcement of laborin selected cases of uterine inertia; management ofinevitable or incomplete abortion; second trimester aboprtion.
Postpartum: to produce uterine contractions during the third stage of labour and to control postpartum bleeding or hemorrhage.
Lactation deficiency.
Unlabeled use: antepartum fetal heart rate testing, treatment of breast engorgement.
From "2004 Lippincott's Drug Guid" |
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