Chinese Journal of Pharmacovigilance ›› 2021, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (2): 170-173.
DOI: 10.19803/j.1672-8629.2021.02.15

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Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Induced by Oxytocin Injection

BAI Junsong1, CAO Jianying2,*, Li Jia3   

  1. 1School of Health Management, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong 510515, China;
    2Department of Pharmacy, Weifang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Weifang Shandong 261011, China;
    3Weifang Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Center, Weifang Shandong 261061, China
  • Received:2019-11-25 Revised:2021-02-26 Online:2021-02-15 Published:2021-02-26

Abstract: Objective To analyze the risk of neuropsychiatric symptoms induced by oxytocin injection. Methods A total of 481 cases of suspected ADRs caused by oxytocin injection collected by the ADR monitoring database of Shandong Province between 2018 and 2019 and by Weifang between 2013 and 2017 were analyzed. Results Monitoring data, domestic and foreign literature showed that neuropsychiatric symptoms were a new risk of serious adverse reactions induced by oxytocin injection. Conclusion The safety monitoring and risk control of oxytocin injection should be strengthened, and the product specifications should be updated quickly to promote the safe and rational use of drugs in clinical practice.

Key words: oxytocin injection, neuropsychiatric symptoms, adverse drug reaction

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