Also known as 1-butyric acid-2-(3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-L-alanine)oxytocin, deamino-2-O-methyltyrosine-1-carbaoxytocin, 1-butanoic acid-2-(O-methyl-L-tyrosine)-1-carbaoxytocin, 1-Butanoic acid-2-(O-methyl-L-tyrosine)-1-carbaoxytocin, Carbetocinum, 1-Butyric acid-2-(3-(P-methoxyphenyl)-L-alanine)oxytocin, Deamino-2-O-methyltyrosine-1-carbaoxytocin
Carbetocin, sold under the brand names Pabal among others, is a medication used to prevent excessive bleeding after childbirth, particularly following Cesarean section. It appears to work as well as oxytocin. Due to it being less economical than other options, use is not recommended by NHS Scotland. It is given by injection into a vein or muscle.
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Carbetocin, sold under the brand names Pabal among others, is a medication used to prevent excessive bleeding after childbirth, particularly following Cesarean section. It appears to work as well as oxytocin. Due to it being less economical than other options, use is not recommended by NHS Scotland. It is given by injection into a vein or muscle.
Side effects differ little from that of no treatment or placebo. Use is not recommended in people with epilepsy or eclampsia. Carbetocin is a manufactured long acting form of oxytocin. It works by activating the oxytocin receptor which causes the uterus to contract.
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