Drugs / Carbetocin
last change Aug 2026 re-read 9 days ago

Carbetocin

Peptide targets OXTR via activation

Developed for
pregnancy disorder · Prader-Willi syndrome · leiomyoma · severe pre-eclampsia · uterine benign neoplasm · uterine corpus leiomyoma · uterine disorder · hemorrhagic disease
+1 more · obstetric disorder
Investigated by
Cairo University · Ain Shams Maternity Hospital · Ferring Pharmaceuticals · Oslo University Hospital · ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. · Bezmialem Vakif University
+33 more · University of British Columbia · Al-Kindy College of Medicine · Ankara Etlik City Hospital · Assiut University · Aswan University Hospital · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh · Edwards Lifesciences · Egymedicalpedia · Elweyia Maternity Teaching Hospital · Ghamra Military Hospital · Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern · Jordan Leitch · Kafrelsheikh University · Levo Therapeutics, Inc. · Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital · Mansoura University Hospital · North Bristol NHS Trust · Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association United Kingdom · Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust · Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama · Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Sheba Medical Center · Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · University Hospital, Akershus · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland · University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust · University Medical Centre Ljubljana · University of Bristol · University of Montreal · University of the West of England · Wafaa Uthman Ahmed · Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya

Trials 39

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT02396303 Jun → Oct 2015 — Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT05924321 May → Sep 2023 — Ferring Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05986266 Feb → Aug 2023 uterine benign neoplasm Egymedicalpedia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT06217354 Jul → Oct 2023 obesity disorder Cairo University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 22 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT01968187 Jan → Jul 2014 Prader-Willi syndrome Ferring Pharmaceuticals Completed Met primary
Phase 2 NCT02079558 Sep 2012 → Sep 2013 — Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 35 trials
Phase 3 NCT06420297 Mar 2024 → May 2029 expected Prader-Willi syndrome ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06173531 Nov 2023 → Oct 2025 overdue Prader-Willi syndrome ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03649477 Nov 2018 → May 2020 Prader-Willi syndrome Levo Therapeutics, Inc. Completed Mixed
Phase 3 NCT02216383 Feb 2015 → Aug 2018 — North Bristol NHS Trust Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01382732 Jan 2012 → Dec 2015 severe pre-eclampsia Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 418 trials · 3 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 4 NCT07401524 May 2026 → Mar 2028 expected pregnancy disorder Sheba Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT06946589 Aug 2025 → Aug 2026 overdue myocardial ischemia Jordan Leitch Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05664659 Dec 2022 → Apr 2023 — Ain Shams Maternity Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04595812 Nov 2020 → Aug 2022 uterine corpus leiomyoma Cairo University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04482959 Jul 2020 → Dec 2021 leiomyoma Mansoura University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT04083625 Sep 2019 → Feb 2020 leiomyoma Cairo University Completed Met primary
Phase 4 NCT03899961 Apr 2019 → Mar 2022 pregnancy disorder Oslo University Hospital Completed Missed primary
Phase 4 NCT02642263 Feb 2019 → Dec 2020 — Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03716076 Nov 2018 → Jun 2019 cardiac rhythm disease University of British Columbia Completed Met primary
Phase 4 NCT03693599 Oct 2018 → Sep 2019 — Cairo University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable10 trials · 1 met primary
— NCT07353281 Jan 2026 → Jan 2028 expected puerperal disorder Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT07390864 Jan → Jul 2026 overdue leiomyoma Cairo University Recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT07380529 Oct 2024 → Aug 2025 pregnancy disorder Ankara Etlik City Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT06060327 Oct 2023 → Jun 2024 — Cairo University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT05467462 Aug 2022 → Jan 2023 — Bezmialem Vakif University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT05083910 Jul 2021 → Jan 2022 — Bezmialem Vakif University Completed Met primary
— NCT04201665 Sep 2020 → Jan 2022 — University Medical Centre Ljubljana Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT04756661 Jan → Dec 2020 severe pre-eclampsia Assiut University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT03578263 Apr 2018 → Mar 2020 — Aswan University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01719952 Jan 2012 → Dec 2013 pregnancy disorder Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy50 trials
Phase 0 NCT04089176 Comparator Feb → Apr 2019 — Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/3 NCT02786992 Comparator May 2016 → Jan 2020 — Ain Shams University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02410759 Comparator Apr 2015 → Mar 2017 — Cairo University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02304042 Comparator Nov 2014 → Jul 2015 — Cairo University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02303418 Comparator Nov 2014 → Nov 2017 — Cairo University Unknown No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 2

DateIssuerRelease
2025-09-24 ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Results Acadia Pharmaceuticals Announces Phase 3 COMPASS PWS Trial of Intranasal Carbetocin (ACP-101) for Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint acadia.com ↗
Intranasal carbetocin did not demonstrate a statistically significant improvement over placebo on the study’s primary endpoint, change from baseline to Week 12 on the Hyperphagia Questionnaire for Clinical Trials (HQ-CT), nor was there separation from placebo on any secondary endpoint.
2020-05-13 Ferring Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Swissmedic approves Carbetocin Ferring for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage in all births ferring.com ↗
Ferring Pharmaceuticals today welcomes the Swissmedic approval of Carbetocin Ferring, a heat-stable formulation of carbetocin, for the prevention of excessive bleeding after childbirth following all births, both vaginal and caesarean section.

Evidence & citations 14 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 91 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as carbetocin “In carbetocin group (n=111) 100 microgram carbetocin (Pabal, Ferring, Kiel, Germany) will be given as an intravenous bolus dose following the delivery of the placenta.” NCT06060327 ↗
86

“The efficacy and safety of i.n. carbetocin, an oxytocin analog, was evaluated in a prospective, randomized, double-blinded trial in adolescents with PWS.” PMID 29925684 ↗ Jun 2018

“100-mg carbetocin (Synpitan forte®; Deva Pharma, Istanbul, Turkey) was intravenously administered immediately after birth of the baby” NCT05083910 ↗

“intramyometrial Carbetocin injection in women undergoing open myomectomy procedure using haemostatic tourniquets.” NCT05242783 ↗

“Carbetocin is an Oxytocin derivative exerting effect via the same molecular mechanisms as Oxytocin.” NCT05154279 ↗

NCT04357015 ↗

NCT04300452 ↗

NCT02053922 ↗

NCT05924321 ↗

NCT02303418 ↗

NCT07380529 ↗

Show 76 more sources

Known as 1-deamino-1-monocarba-(0-2-methyltyrosine)-oxytocin “Carbetocin (1-deamino-1-monocarba-(0-2-methyltyrosine)-oxytocin) is a long-acting synthetic agonist analogue of the human oxytocin” NCT04482959 ↗
Known as Carbetocina ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3301668 ↗
Known as Carbetocine ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3301668 ↗
Known as Duratocin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT02861482 ↗
Known as Duratocin for carbetocin “Duratocin for carbetocin” NCT01719952 ↗
Known as Duratocin long acting ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3301668 ↗
Known as FE 992097 “contained 1.6 mg carbetocin (FE 992097); each dose consisted of 3 spray pump actuations in each nostril that delivered a total of 9.6 mg carbetocin.” NCT01968187 ↗
Known as LV-101 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL3301668 ↗
Known as Pabal “The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of oxytocin or the long-acting oxytocin analog carbetocin (Pabal) administered to pregnant women to prevent postpartum...” NCT07380529 ↗
12

“Carbetocin group (C) received 1 ampoule of Carbetocin (100 μg/ml) (Pabal®, Draxis/Multipharma, Egypt, under license from DRAXIS PHARMA-Canada) added to 10 cc saline and given...” NCT03556852 ↗

“In carbetocin group (n=111) 100 microgram carbetocin (Pabal, Ferring, Kiel, Germany) will be given as an intravenous bolus dose following the delivery of the placenta.” NCT06060327 ↗

“Group 1 will receive Carbetocin 100 µgm (Pabal® Ferring, UK) and group 2 will receive ergometrine 0.5mg (methergin®, Novartis, Switzerland).” NCT02410759 ↗

“Patients will receive a single dose of carbetocin 100 mcg (Pabal ®) at admission to high dependency obstetric unit after cesarean section.” NCT04201665 ↗

“single 100 µg IV dose of carbetocin diluted in 10 ml of Ringer's lactate solution (Pabal, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd, West Drayton, UK).” NCT03693599 ↗

“Group 1 will receive Carbetocin 100 µgm (Pabal® Ferring, UK) and group 2 will receive oxytocin 5IU (Syntocinon®, Novartis, Switzerland).” NCT02303418 ↗

“Carbetocin 100 µg, given as an intravenous bolus over 30 seconds others names are: duratocin, pabal” NCT01719952 ↗

“100 mcg IV carbetocin (Pabal; Ferring Pharmaceuticals) in 10 mL saline solution.” NCT05986266 ↗

“Group I: carbetocin (Pabal®; Ferring Pharma, Istanbul, Turkey)” NCT05467462 ↗

“Group 1 will receive Carbetocin 100 µgm (Pabal® Ferring, UK)” NCT02304042 ↗

Show 2 more sources

Action Activate “oxytocin agonist (carbetocin) appears to be the most promising for this indication” NCT00499005 ↗
Modality Peptide “It is a long-acting synthetic octapeptide analogue of oxytocin with agonist properties.” NCT00499005 ↗
Route Intramuscular “Intramuscular carbetocin is as effective as intramuscular syntometrine for the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage” NCT00499005 ↗
Target OXTR “Carbetocin selectively binds to oxytocin receptors in the smooth muscle of the uterus resulting in rhythmic uterine contractions” NCT04595812 ↗