Drug Name Mechanism Indication Contraindication Side effect or Nursing

of Action Adverse effect Responsibilities

Generic Name: The hormone It is used in fetal distress, Adverse effects: To titrate the
is produced in the hydramnios, oxytocin based
Oxytocin the antepartum partial placenta It can lead to on the frequency
hypothalamus period to previa, myocardial of uterine
Brand Name : released in ischemia,
initiate or prematurity, contractions, the
pulses during tachycardia, and
improve borderline progress of labor,
Pitocin childbirth to arrhythmias.10 High
induce
the uterine cephalopelvic and fetal
doses can also
uterine contraction. disproportion, and lead to uterine tolerance.
Classifications:
contractions. spasms,
Protein Based- hypertonicity, or
Therapy Hormone rupture.

Dosage/
frequency/
Timing/ Route

1 ml/ IV

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