WHat is Felypressin?

Felypressin is a vasoconstrictor based on the pituitary hormone oxytocin. This is acclimated in doses of about 0.03 all-embracing units/mL, and at these doses has basal myocardial effects. Its abridgement of aftereffect on the axial afraid arrangement makes it advantageous area adrenaline is contraindicated (which is rare).

Felypressin is contraindicated during abundance as its affinity in anatomy to oxytocin (the hormone amenable for labour) can aftereffect in some abbreviating of the uterus.

For use as an another to adrenaline as a localising agent, provided that bounded ischaemia is not essential.