ML-SYS / 2026.07NON-CLINICAL RESEARCH MATERIALSORIGIN DECLARED BY LOT

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Oxytocin

Approved comparator existsEvidence grade A: Approved comparator exists

Grade describes the published research on the molecule. It is not a quality score, a safety score, or a release state.

What this is

A well-characterised nonapeptide hormone. FDA-regulated oxytocin injection products exist.

Evidence position

Grade A. Approved products exist in specific routes and presentations. Intranasal and behavioural studies are route- and indication-specific and do not validate a lyophilised research vial.

What the record does not establish

Published research about a molecule is not a test of any particular vial. Identity, purity, strength and microbiological quality are established by lot-level analytical records tied to a matched sample — not by the literature, and not by the presence of an approved comparator.

Where a lot-level record exists it is published on the evidence page and linked from the product. Where it does not exist, the record says so.

Sources

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    Oxytocin label searchDailyMed (NLM)
    Shows
    Approved products exist
    Does not show
    Route- and presentation-specific

External database index

LIVE DATABASE INDEX / SEPARATE FROM CURATED EVIDENCE

Records below come directly from public scientific databases. They help find relevant material, but do not affect the evidence grade until they are matched to the molecule and added to the curated source list.

PUBMED / FOUND RECORDS

  1. The physiology and pharmacology of oxytocin in labor and in the peripartum period.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology / 2024 MarPMID 38462255 / DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.011
  2. Is Oxytocin "Nature's Medicine"?Pharmacological reviews / 2020 OctPMID 32912963 / DOI 10.1124/pr.120.019398
  3. Maternal plasma levels of oxytocin during breastfeeding-A systematic review.PloS one / 2020PMID 32756565 / DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0235806
  4. Neural circuitry for maternal oxytocin release induced by infant cries.Nature / 2023 SepPMID 37730989 / DOI 10.1038/s41586-023-06540-4
  5. Oxytocin signaling regulates maternally directed behavior during early life.Science (New York, N.Y.) / 2025 Sep 11PMID 40934325 / DOI 10.1126/science.ado5609

CLINICALTRIALS.GOV / FOUND RECORDS

  1. Postpartum Hemorrhage Prevention in Patients With Preeclampsia (PHP3 Study)COMPLETED / EARLY_PHASE1 / University of Colorado, DenverNCT02221830 / DIRECT intervention MATCH: Oxytocin
  2. Oxytocin Modulates Eye Gaze Behavior During Social ProcessingUNKNOWN / NA / University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaNCT03293511 / DIRECT intervention MATCH: Oxytocin
  3. The Comparison of the Effect of Different Oxytocin Administrations on the Blood Loss During Cesarean DeliveryCOMPLETED / NA / Bezmialem Vakif UniversityNCT03967171 / DIRECT intervention MATCH: Oxytocin
  4. Breast Stimulation Versus Pitocin for Induction of LaborUNKNOWN / NA / Hadassah Medical OrganizationNCT00984347 / DIRECT intervention MATCH: Oxytocin
  5. The Effect of Oxytocin on Gastric EmptyingCOMPLETED / NA / Skane University HospitalNCT01152047 / DIRECT intervention MATCH: Oxytocin

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