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What is Oxytocin?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Oxytocin is used for the induction of labor at term; to control of postpartum bleeding; and as an adjunctive therapy in management of abortion.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Miscarriage 7 1
Fibromyalgia 4 0
Anxious mood 1 0
Asperger's syndrome 1 0
Autism spectrum disorder 1 0

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  • Slight
  • None
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Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 1
Mild 1
None 1

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Oxytocin

Side effect Patients Percentage
Anxious mood 1
Lightheadedness 1

Why patients stopped taking Oxytocin

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Reason Patients Percentage
Did not seem to work 3
Course of treatment ended 1
Doctor's advice 1
Other 1
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Duration

Stopped taking Oxytocin

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 1
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 3
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 0
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 3
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 2
$25-49 0
< $25 0
Not specified 1

What people switch to and from

Patients stopped taking Oxytocin and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Fentanyl patch (Duragesic) 1
Gabapentin (Neurontin) 1
Pregabalin (Lyrica) 1
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