Desmopressin (tablet)

🧮 Dose calculator

Nocturnal enuresis · Regimen source: FDA Desmopressin tablets · Dosage and Administration — Primary Nocturnal Enuresis

• • May titrate to 0.6 mg. Limit fluids from 1 h before until morning (risk of hyponatraemia and seizures). FDA Desmopressin tablets · Dosage and Administration — Primary Nocturnal Enuresis

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Desmopressin tablets · Pregnancy

  “Category B Fertility studies have not been done.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Desmopressin tablets · Nursing Mothers

  “Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when desmopressin acetate is administered to nursing mothers.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Desmopressin tablets · Pediatric Use

  “Central Diabetes Insipidus Desmopressin acetate tablets have been used safely in pediatric patients, age 4 years and older, with diabetes insipidus for periods up to 44 months.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Desmopressin tablets · Geriatric Use

  “In general, dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.