DRG61570-041605 Pitocin 10U/ml 1Ml Sdv 25/bx
- Pitocin 10u/ml 1 ml SDV: Pitocin (oxytocin injection,USP) is a sterile,clear,colorless aqueous solution of synthetic oxytocin, for intravenous infusion or intramuscular injection.Pitocin is a nonapeptide found in pituitary extracts from mammals. It is standardized to contain 10 units of oxytocic hormone/mL and contains 0.5% Chlorobutanol,a chloroform derivative as a preservative,with the pH adjusted with acetic acid. Pitocin may contain up to 16% of total impurities.The hormone is prepared synthetically to avoid possible contamination with vasopressin (ADH) and other small polypeptides with biologic activity. Pitocin has the empirical formula C43H66N12O12S2 (molecular weight 1007.19). Pitocin is a liquid medication that is a synthetic form of the naturally occurring hormone, oxytocin. Pitocin is diluted with a standard saline solution an introduced into your body by IV drip. The medication is regulated on a medication pump. This is an attempt to minimize complications and to help your doctor or midwife mimic normal labor as much as possible.
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