OXYTOCIN

This brand name is authorized in Finland

Active ingredients

The drug OXYTOCIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1 Oxytocin synthetic UNII 1JQS135EYN - OXYTOCIN

Oxytocin is a cyclic nonapeptide that is obtained by chemical synthesis. This synthetic form is identical to the natural hormone that is stored in the posterior pituitary and released into the systemic circulation in response to suckling and labour. Read about Oxytocin

Medication package inserts

Below package inserts are available for further reading:

Title	Information Source	Document Type
OXYTOCIN Concentrate for solution for infusion	Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)	MPI, EU: SmPC

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC code	Group title	Classification
H01BB02	Oxytocin	H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues → H01B Posterior pituitary lobe hormones → H01BB Oxytocin and analogues
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
Country: FI	Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus	Identifier(s): 039022