Post-marketing quality evaluation of oxytocin injection and assessment of associated factors among selected health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Oxytocin is the principal drug and the primary choice for labor induction and postpartum hemorrhage prevention and treatment. The problems associated with oxytocin are not usually from its effectiveness, but they are from its compromised quality which may occur at the point of manufacturing, transportation, and storage. The main objective of this study was to assess the status of oxytocin injection quality and associated factors in the health facilities located in Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. A laboratory based instrumental quality testing alongside a cross sectional study design was used to evaluate oxytocin injection quality in Addis Ababa city administration from January to June, 2022 according to United States Pharmacopeia (USP 20), and the World Health Organization guideline of post-ma

SUBMITTER: Alemie AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484896 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature