Study: Heat-stable drug formulation offers new option to prevent postpartum bleeding

Data from a collaboration between Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Merck (NYSE:MRK) and the World Health Organization showed that a heat-stable formulation of carbetocin is as effective as oxytocin for the prevention of excessive bleeding following vaginal birth.

Millions of women are affected by postpartum hemorrhage every year, according to Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Traditionally, women are given oxytocin to prevent the deadly condition. But oxytocin has to be stored and transported at 2 – 8°C, which is not always possible in countries where adequate storage and distribution resources are scarce.

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