Retosiban (GSK-221149-A) is an oral drug which acts as a selective sub-nanomolar (Ki = 0.65 nM) oxytocin receptor antagonist with >1400-fold selectivity over the related vasopressin receptors and is being developed by GlaxoSmithKline for the treatment of preterm labour.
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