Oxytocin - Systemic
Brand Names
Pitocin, Syntocinon
Oxytocin *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information
How to Use
For diseaseds
using the nasal spray
form of this drug:
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This drug usually comes with directions for use. Read them carefully
before using.
Dosage
The dose of oxytocin will be various for
various diseaseds
Follow your family doctor's orders
.
The following information includes only the average doses of oxytocin.
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For nasal
dosage form:
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For increasing milk production in breast feeding:
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Adults One spray into one or both nostrils two or three minutes
before nursing or pumping milk from breasts.
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For injection
dosage form:
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For helping to start or continue labor:
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Adults At first, 0.5 to 2 milliunits per minute slowly injected
into a vein. Then, your family doctor may increase the dose every fifteen to sixty
minutes as needed.
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For treating incomplete abortion, causing abortion, or controlling
bleeding after an abortion:
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Adults 10 units injected slowly into a vein.
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For helping to control bleeding after delivery:
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Adults 10 units injected into a muscle or slowly into a vein.
Storage To store this drug:
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Keep out of the reach of children.
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Store away from heat and direct light.
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Protect the drug from freezing.
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Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure
that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.
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