Is Pitocin the same as oxytocin?

Pitocin is a brand name for oxytocin, listed as an alias on this site's oxytocin profile alongside Syntocinon. The FDA label covers intravenous or intramuscular use in hospital to induce or improve uterine contractions and to control postpartum bleeding. Molecular weight is 1,007.2 daltons. An intranasal spray sold for bonding or social effects is not that approved product. This site does not rank brands. Full record at /compounds/oxytocin.

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Part of sexual health and hormone peptides. PT-141, melanotan, oxytocin, gonadorelin, and kisspeptin-10.