QTMeds

Drug Database Monograph

CARBETOCINE AGUETTANT 100 microgrammes/ml

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Active Ingredient: CARBETOCINE

QTc Interval Status:
prolongation

Clinical Description (Database Summary)

Carbetocin is a long-acting oxytocin analog used as an uterotonic during cesarean delivery that produces statistically significant QTc prolongation without dose dependency. In a randomized trial of 41 healthy parturients receiving 50 mcg or 100 mcg IV boluses under spinal anesthesia, QTc lengthened at 5 and 10 minutes post-administration in both groups without between-group differences.

Scientific Sources / References

https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0000000000004712

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