Carbetocin

Carbetocin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
	(2S)-1-[(3S,6S,9S,12S,15S)-12-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-; 9-(2-carbamoylethyl)-6-(carbamoylmethyl)-15-; [(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-16-methyl-5,8,11,14,17-; pentaoxo-1-thia-4,7,10,13,16-pentazacycloicosane-; 3-carbonyl]-N-[(1S)-1-(carbamoylmethylcarbamoyl)-; 3-methyl-butyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	Micromedex Detailed Consumer Information
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	POM (UK) Not available (U.S.)
Routes	Intravenous, intramuscular
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	80% (IM)
Half-life	40 minutes
Identifiers
CAS number	37025-55-1
ATC code	H01BB03
PubChem	CID 71715
DrugBank	DB01282
ChemSpider	64765
UNII	88TWF8015Y
KEGG	D07229
Chemical data
Formula	C45H69N11O12S
Mol. mass	988.162 g/mol
	InChI InChI=1S/C45H69N11O12S/c1-6-25(4)38-44(67)50-28(15-16-34(46)58)40(63)51-30(21-35(47)59)41(64)53-31(23-69-18-8-10-37(61)55(5)33(43(66)54-38)20-26-11-13-27(57)14-12-26)45(68)56-17-7-9-32(56)42(65)52-29(19-24(2)3)39(62)49-22-36(48)60/h11-14,24-25,28-33,38,57H,6-10,15-23H2,1-5H3,(H2,46,58)(H2,47,59)(H2,48,60)(H,49,62)(H,50,67)(H,51,63)(H,52,65)(H,53,64)(H,54,66)/t25-,28-,29-,30-,31-,32-,33-,38-/m0/s1 ; Key:SMMBGKXBHJTULT-DTRKZRJBSA-N ;
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Carbetocin (Duratocin) is an obstetric drug used to control postpartum hemorrhage, bleeding after giving birth.^[1] It is an analogue of oxytocin, and its action is similar to that of oxytocin, such as contraction of the uterus.^[2]^[3]

Carbetocin is available in Canada and the United Kingdom, but not in the United States.

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