Approved regimen
Approved labeled regimen
Product-, indication-, and jurisdiction-specific — see the monograph
- FDA-approved regimens (Pitocin):
- Labour induction/augmentation: IV infusion, initial 0.5–2 mU/min, titrated every 15–40 min; maximum typically 20 mU/min
- Postpartum haemorrhage: 10–40 U in IV infusion or 10 U IM after placental delivery
- Incomplete/inevitable abortion: IV infusion 10 U in 500 mL at 10–20 mU/min