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WHO Technical Report Series, No. 957 - Multiple Choices - World ...

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3.3.4 Other medicinesOxytocinA draft proposal for oxytocin was initially sent out for comment in 2007and presented for discussion at the forty-second meeting of the ExpertCommittee in October 2008. A revised draft monograph, reflecting thecomments received and the Expert Committee’s recommendations, wasrecirculated for comment in January 2009. The new comments receivedwere discussed during the consultation on specifications for medicines andquality control laboratory issues in June 2009, paying special attention tothe following aspect of the monograph:• limits for assayA revised text was presented to the Expert Committee for discussion. Themonograph was adopted, subject to inclusion of the agreed changes, basedon the comments received during the public inquiry and those made duringthe discussion.Oxytocin injectionA draft proposal for Oxytocin injection was initially sent out for comment in2007 and presented for discussion at the forty-second meeting of the ExpertCommittee in 2008. A revised draft monograph, reflecting the commentsreceived and the Expert Committee’s recommendations, was recirculatedfor comment in January 2009. The new comments received were discussedduring the consultation on specifications for medicines and quality controllaboratory issues in June 2009, paying special attention to the aspects of themonograph presented below.Storage/stability/pHThe storage of Oxytocin injection was a matter of concern since thisinjection was widely used in developing countries with hot climatesand where refrigeration was not available. It was used by a range ofhealth professionals and health providers (e.g. midwives) as well as inemergency situations. <strong>WHO</strong> was actively promoting its use by “skilledattendants” for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhageas part of “Making Pregnancy Safer” (http://www.who.int/making_pregnancy_safer/en/) (Millennium Development Goals for maternal andchild health).The draft monograph circulated in 2007 recommended a storagetemperature of between 2°C and 8°C (i.e. in a refrigerator) in line with therecommendations of the major manufacturers. This aspect of the monographwas reviewed by the Secretariat in light of current debate on stability ofOxytocin formulations.25

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