Drug Name: | Desmopressin |
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Drug Class: | Antidiuretic hormone |
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Mechanism of Action: | - Selective agonist of vasopressin V2 receptors in renal collecting ducts
- Increases water reabsorption and decreases urine output
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Use: | - Treatment of diabetes insipidus
- Treatment of nocturnal enuresis
- Treatment of von Willebrand disease
- Treatment of mild to moderate hemophilia A
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Side Effects: | - Headache
- Nausea
- Abdominal cramps
- Hyponatremia
- Water intoxication
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Contraindications: | - Hypersensitivity to desmopressin
- Severe renal impairment
- Hyponatremia
- Heart failure
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Specialty: | - Endocrinology
- Pediatrics
- Hematology
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