LABTOCIN

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria.

Active ingredients

The drug LABTOCIN contains one active pharmaceutical ingredient (API):

1	Oxytocin UNII 1JQS135EYN - OXYTOCIN
	Oxytocin is a cyclic nonapeptide that is obtained by chemical synthesis. This synthetic form is identical to the natural hormone that is stored in the posterior pituitary and released into the systemic circulation in response to suckling and labour.
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier	Form	Presentation	Description	Approval
04-4417	Solution for injection	Labtocin Injection INJ_SOL 10 IU/mL 1 mL x 10's (in amber coloured ampoules)	Solution for injection in 1-mL ampoule	26/08/2021

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group		Classification
H01BB02	Oxytocin	H Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. Sex hormones and insulins → H01 Pituitary and hypothalamic hormones and analogues → H01B Posterior pituitary lobe hormones → H01BB Oxytocin and analogues
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country	Identification scheme	Identifier(s)
NG	Registered Drug Product Database	04-4417