Hormone FDA Approved

Oxytocin

A peptide hormone used in FDA-approved medical settings but also frequently reframed in wellness and research-market discussions.

HormoneFDA ApprovedPeptide Hormone

Also referenced as: Pitocin

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Status
FDA Approved

This peptide maps to at least one regulated medical product or label context in the United States.

Category
Hormone

This profile is grouped by its dominant research and market lane, not by vendor shelf placement.

Aliases
1

Pitocin

Signal depth
High

FDA label signal · 1384 trials · 29240 PubMed results

Established
Research evidence

Oxytocin is an FDA-approved medicine with substantial published trial evidence. Note that research-market products sold under this name are not the approved medicine and are not held to the same manufacturing or labeling standards.

Oxytocin has 51 name-matched clinical trials (3 international) (highest phase: Phase 4) and 29253 PubMed-indexed publications and holds an FDA drug label. 16 trials have posted results.

🌍 3 international trials FAERS (approved drug): 2,687
Human data
Approved drug
Trial quality
Large RCT
Outcomes
Clinical outcomes
Replication
Meta-analysis
Literature
Top-tier journals
PHASE4 · Randomized Combined Use of Oxytocin and Misoprostol in the Prevention of Post Partum Haemorrhage PHASE4 · Randomized Carbetocin Versus Oxytocin and Ergometrine for the Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage Following Caesarean Section PHASE4 · Randomized Oxytocin Dosage to Decrease Induction Duration ISRCTN Comparing different concentrations of oxytocin to augment slow labour in obese mothers ISRCTN Oxytocin injection and misoprostol tablet compared to oxytocin-ergometrine injection and placebo tablet to prevent bleeding after vaginal delivery Nature · 3,684 citations Oxytocin increases trust in humans
Evidence history

Re-checked nightly against the registries — tracked since 2026-07-09. No band changes yet.

Grades evidence strength, not efficacy or safety. Research-use context; not medical advice. Graded 2026-07-13 from PubMed, ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN, openFDA, Health Canada, and OpenAlex — computed deterministically and refreshed nightly, with a retraction check. How we grade →

What oxytocin is

Oxytocin is a naturally occurring peptide hormone with established medical use in regulated clinical settings. It is also one of the few hormone peptides that people may recognize outside peptide-market culture.

Why it matters

It anchors the hormone category with a peptide that has legitimate clinical history rather than only research-market visibility.

Regulatory context

Oxytocin is associated with FDA-approved medical products and clinical use. That does not make every non-medical or retail framing of oxytocin equivalent to an approved use case.

Practical reading note

This is another case where the ingredient name alone is not enough. Formulation, indication, and clinical context matter.