Oxytocin (Systemic)
Brand Names : Pitocin, Syntocinon
Proper Use of This MedicineFor patients
using the nasal spray
form of this medicine:
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This medicine usually comes with directions for use. Read them carefully
before using.
Dosing - The dose of oxytocin will be different for
different patients. Follow your doctor's orders
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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 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 medicine:
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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 medicine from freezing.
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Do not keep outdated medicine or medicine no longer needed. Be sure
that any discarded medicine is out of the reach of children.
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