Buccal Oxytocin

Buccal oxytocin after amniotomy for induction of labour.

In a recent article (Ritchie and Brudenell, 1966) we reported the results from using buccal oxytocin as a routine after amniotomy for induction of labour. By use of a standard course with a maximum of 3,800 units of buccal oxytocin and measuring the results in terms of induction delivery interval and the proportion not delivered 24 hours after amniotomy, improvements were obtained of approximat...

In vitro evaluation of novel mucoadhesive buccal tablet of oxytocin prepared with Diospyros peregrina fruit mucilages.

Novel mucoadhesive buccal tablets (NMBTs) of oxytocin were prepared as cores in cup fashion to release and permeate the drug unidirectionally toward the buccal mucosa to reach the systemic circulation directly. Adhesive cups for NMBTs were prepared with mucilage (DPM) isolated from edible Diospyros peregrina fruit. Mucoadhesive properties like shear and tensile and peel strengths of the adhesiv...

Use of buccal oxytocin in induction of labour in Chinese patients.

The use of intravenous oxytocin infusion in "physiological doses" as advocated by Theobald et al. (1948) is one of the advances made in obstetric practice in recent years. It is a safe and effective method of induction of labour. There are, however , certain disadvantages associated with its use: (1) it immobilizes the patient; (2) some patients are frightened by the infusion apparatus; (3) the...

Oxytocin

Buccal hemineglect.

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the peripersonal and intrapersonal buccal space can be affected by a hemispheric stroke and to evaluate the clinical signs resulting from buccal neglect. METHODS A prospective study comparing 2 groups of patients with hemiplegia, 1 with a right hemispheric lesion and the other with a left hemispheric lesion. Patients were selected consecutively on the basis of ...