Oxytocin

FDA Approved

Oxytocin

Aliases
Pitocin, Syntocinon
Administration
IV/IM injection (approved, obstetric), Intranasal spray (research, off-label)

Research and regulatory

Development stage

FDA approved (Pitocin) for labor induction and postpartum hemorrhage control; extensively researched off-label for social bonding, anxiety, and autism spectrum applications.

Legal and regulatory

FDA approved (Pitocin/Syntocinon) for obstetric use. Off-label/intranasal use for psychosocial applications is not FDA-sanctioned.

Side effects

Uterine hyperstimulation (obstetric use); nausea, mild headache (intranasal research use)