NDAINJECTIONINJECTABLE
Approved
Nov 1980
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
20
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Uterine motility depends on the formation of the contractile protein actomyosin under the influence of the Ca-dependent phosphorylating enzyme myosin light-chain kinase. Oxytocin promotes contractions by increasing the intracellular Ca. Oxytocin has specific receptors in the…
Pharmacologic Class:
Oxytocic
Clinical Trials (5)
Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin in Patients With Arginine-vasopressin Deficiency
Started Sep 2025
40 enrolled
Vasopressin Deficiency
Effects of Carbetocin and Oxytocin Used in Cesarean Sections on Postoperative Pain
Started Oct 2024
Oxytocin Effects on Bone in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Started Aug 2023
96 enrolled
Autism Spectrum DisorderBone Health
Oxytocin for Oxidative Stress and Inflammation
Started Feb 2022
40 enrolled
Oxidative StressInflammation
Oxytocin and Naltrexone: Investigation of Combined Effects on Stress- and Alcohol Cue-induced Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder
Started Dec 2021
62 enrolled
Alcohol Use DisorderAlcoholismAlcohol Addiction