| Customization: | Available |
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| Suitable for: | Elderly, Children, Adult |
| State: | Liquid |
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Indications:
Induction of labour for medical reasons; stimulation of labour in hypotonic uterine inertia; during caesarean section, following delivery of the child; prevention and treatment of postpartum uterine atony and haemorrhage.
Early stages of pregnancy as a adjunctive therapy for the management of incomplete, inevitable, or missed abortion.
Dosage and Administration:
Caesarean section: 5 IU by slow iv injection immediately after delivery.
Prevention of postpartum uterine haemorrhage: The usual dose is 5 IU slowly iv after delivery of the placenta. In women given oxytocin for induction or enhancement of labour, the infusion should be continued at an increased rate during the third stage of labour and for the next few hours thereafter.
Treatment of postpartum uterine haemorrhage: 5 IU slowly iv, followed in severe cases by iv infusion of a solution containing 5 to 20 IU of oxytocin in 500ml of a non-hydrating diluent, run at the rate necessary to control uterine atony.
Incomplete, inevitable, or missed abortion: 5 IU slowly iv, if necessary followed by iv infusion at a rate of 20 to 40mU/min or higher.
Children: Not applicable.
Elderly: Not applicable.
Route of administration: Intravenous infusion or intravenous injection.
Storage instructions:
Stored in a cool dark place (protected from light and not exceeding 20ºC.
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