Oxytocin UK Guide: Research, Strengths & Price

Q: How much is oxytocin in the UK?

Short answer: MyPep oxytocin research vials cost £24.99 (5mg) and £49.99 (10mg).

Q: What is oxytocin studied for?

Short answer: Reproductive biology, social behaviour, bonding and stress research.

Q: Is MyPep oxytocin a medicine?

Short answer: No. It is supplied strictly for laboratory research use only.

Oxytocin in the UK (2026): what it is, strengths and prices, how it is studied, storage and UK status.

Oxytocin UK Guide (2026)

This Oxytocin UK guide explains what Oxytocin is, the strengths and prices available at MyPep Biotech, how it is studied, how to store it in the lab, and its UK status. For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use.

What is Oxytocin?

Oxytocin is a natural nine-amino-acid peptide hormone made in the hypothalamus and released by the pituitary gland. It is best known for its roles in childbirth and breastfeeding, and it is one of the most studied peptides in social neuroscience.

Free Peptide Calculator UK

Working out reconstitution? Use our peptide calculator to find the bacteriostatic water volume, concentration per ml and pen clicks for any vial or pen strength.

Oxytocin UK: key facts

Type: nine-amino-acid peptide hormone (nonapeptide)
First synthesised: 1953 by Vincent du Vigneaud (Nobel Prize 1955)
Receptor: oxytocin receptor (OXTR)
Research areas: reproduction, social behaviour, stress
MyPep formats: 5mg and 10mg research vials from £24.99

Oxytocin strengths and prices UK

Product	Price	Cost per mg
Oxytocin 5mg vial	£24.99	£5.00
Oxytocin 10mg vial	£49.99	£5.00

See the full Oxytocin Price UK guide.

How Oxytocin is studied

Researchers study oxytocin in reproductive biology and in social neuroscience, looking at trust, bonding and stress responses, often in animal models or controlled laboratory studies.

Read the Oxytocin Research Studies guide.

Reconstitution and storage

Store unopened vials at 2–8°C, away from light.
Reconstitute with bacteriostatic water, adding it slowly down the side of the vial. Swirl gently – do not shake.
Record the date and batch number in your lab notes.
Use our free peptide calculator to work out concentrations.

UK status

Oxytocin is a licensed hospital medicine for specific obstetric uses. MyPep Biotech oxytocin is a research material only, not a licensed medicine, and not for human or veterinary use.