ATC codes:
H01BB02
Indication
Postpartum haemorrhage
ICD11 code:
JA43.Z
INN
Oxytocin
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
Formulations
Parenteral > General injections > unspecified:
10 IU per mL
EML status history
First added in 1977
(TRS
615)
Sex
Female
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
The recommendation is for this specific medicine
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Oxytocin was added to the core list of the first EML in 1977 as an oxytocic medicine.