Last update Aug. 19, 2021

Atosiban

Likely Compatibility

Fairly safe. Mild or unlikely adverse effects. Compatible under certain circumstances. Follow-up recommended. Read Commentary.

Synthetic peptide similar to oxytocin, antagonist of human oxytocin receptors that inhibits uterine contractions.
Used as a tocolytic to stop premature labor.
Intravenous administration for a maximum of 48 hours.

At the date of the last update, the authors did not find any published data on its excretion in breast milk.
According to the manufacturer, small amounts of atosiban have been observed to pass from plasma into breast milk during breastfeeding (Accord 2015, EMA 2010).

Its pharmacokinetic data (large volume of distribution, high molecular weight and short half-life) make it unlikely that significant quantities will pass into breast milk.

Its low oral bioavailability makes it difficult for it to pass to the infant plasma from ingested breast milk, except in premature infants and in the immediate neonatal period in which there may be greater intestinal permeability.

In review papers and clinical trials with atosiban, no effects on breastfeeding were observed (Lopez 2018, Accord 2015, EMA 2010).

Alternatives

We do not have alternatives for Atosiban.

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Other names

Atosiban in other languages or writings:

  • أتوسيبان (Arabic)
  • Атозибан (Cyrillic)
  • 阿托西班 (Chinese)
  • アトシバン (Japanese)
  • 1-(3-Mercaptopropionic acid)-2-[3-(p-ethoxyphenyl)-d-alanine]-4-l-threonine-8-l-ornithineoxytocin; [1-(3-Sulfanylpropanoyl),2-(4-O-ethyltyrosine),4-l-threonine-8-l-ornithine]oxytocin (Chemical name)
  • C43H67N11O12S2 (Molecular formula)
  • G02CX01 (ATC Code/s)

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Pharmacokinetics

Variable Value Unit
Oral Bioavail. 0 %
Molecular weight 994 daltons
Protein Binding 46 - 48 %
VD 0.25 - 0.6 l/Kg
pKa 11.28 -
Tmax 1 hours
1.7 ± 0.3 hours

References

  1. López Gómez L, Marín Gabriel MA, Encinas B, de la Cruz Troca JJ, Rodríguez Marrodán B. Oxytocin Receptor Antagonist (Atosiban) in the Threat of Preterm Birth: Does It Have Any Effect on Breastfeeding in the Term Newborn? Breastfeed Med. 2018 Mar;13(2):123-128. Abstract
  2. Accord Healthcare. Atosiban. Ficha técnica. 2015 Full text (in our servers)
  3. EMA. Atosiban. Drug Summary. 2010 Full text (in our servers)

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