Desmopressin

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Desmopressin (desmopressin systemic) is a member of the drug class antidiuretic hormones and is used to treat Diabetes Insipidus, Hemophilia A, Primary Nocturnal Enuresis and von Willebrand's Disease.

US matches:

• Desmopressin


• Desmopressin Solution


• Desmopressin Spray


• Desmopressin Spray (Non-refrigerated)


• Desmopressin Spray (Refrigerated)


• Desmopressin Tube


• Desmopressin injection


• Desmopressin nasal


• Desmopressin Nasal, Oral, Injection


• Desmopressin Acetate


• Desmopressin Nasal Spray


• Desmopressin Rhinal Tube


• Desmopressin Tablets


• Desmopressin Acetate (1-Deamino-8-D-Arginine Vasopressins)

UK matches:

• Desmopressin Nasal Spray (Actavis UK Ltd)

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H01BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0016679-58-6

Chemical Formula

C46-H64-N14-O12-S2

Molecular Weight

1069

Therapeutic Categories

Hemostatic agent

Analogue of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)

Chemical Names

(2S)-N-[(2R)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S)-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-13-(phenylmethyl)1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pen (IUPAC)

(3-Sulphanylpropanoyl)-L-tyrosyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-D-arginylglycinamide cyclic (1→6)-disulfide (Ph. Eur.)

[1-Deamino-8-D-arginine]vasopressin (BAN)

1-(3-mercaptopropionic acid)-8-argininevasopressin (WHO)

Vasopressin, 1-(3-mercaptopropanoic acid)-8-D-arginine-

Foreign Names

• Desmopressinum (Latin)
• Desmopressin (German)
• Desmopressine (French)
• Desmopresina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Desmopressin (OS: BAN)
• Desmopressina (OS: DCIT)
• Desmopressine (OS: DCF)
• Desamino-Cys¹-D-Arg⁸-Vasopressin (IS)
• UNII-ENR1LLB0FP (IS)
• Desmopressin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6, BP 2010)
• Desmopressine (PH: BP 2007, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Desmopressinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Desmopressin Acetate (OS: BANM, USAN, JAN)
• DDAVP (IS)
• KW-8008 (IS)
• Minirin (IS)
• Stimate (IS)
• UNII-XB13HYU18U (IS)
• Desmopressin acetate (PH: USP 32)

Brand Names

• Adiuretin
  Ferring, Czech Republic



• Cefotaxime Sodium
  Lupin, Israel



• D.D.A.V.P.
  IFET, Greece



• DDAVP
  Ferring, Portugal; IFET, Greece



• Desmopresina Mede
  Alfa Wassermann, Georgia; Reig Jofre, Spain



• Desmopryn
  Medana, Poland



• Desmospray
  Ferring, Portugal



• Desmotabs
  Ferring, Ireland



• Minirin
  Er-Kim, Turkey; Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Tunisia



• Minirinmelt
  Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, France



• Minurin Gotas
  Ferring, Spain



• Minurin Paranova
  Ferring, Denmark



• Minurin Sol Pulv Nasal
  Ferring, Spain



• Octostim
  Ferring, Turkey



• Presinex
  Cantabria, Spain; PH&T, Latvia



• Adin
  Ferring, Israel



• Adiuretin
  Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Romania



• Apo-Desmopressin
  Apotex, Canada



• DDAVP Desmopressin
  Ferring, Ireland



• DDAVP
  Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Chile; Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, South Africa; Sanofi-Aventis, United States



• DDAVP (veterinary use)
  Ferring, United Kingdom



• Defirin
  Ferring, Greece



• Desmogalen
  Galenpharma, Germany



• DesmoMelt
  Ferring, United Kingdom



• Desmopresin
  Ferring, Argentina



• Desmopress Ferring
  Ferring, Hungary



• Desmopressin Acetate
  Apotex, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Ferring, United States; Teva USA, United States; Watson, United States



• Desmopressin Actavis
  Actavis, Denmark; Actavis, Sweden



• Desmopressin TAD
  TAD, Germany



• Desmopressin Teva
  Teva, Germany; Teva, Slovakia



• Desmopressin
  Actavis, Norway; AFT, New Zealand; Biopharm, Georgia; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan



• Desmopressine Ferring
  Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Luxembourg



• Desmopressine-acetaat Actavis
  Actavis, Netherlands



• Desmopressine-acetaat CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Desmopressine-acetaat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Desmopressine-acetaat PHT
  PH&T, Netherlands



• Desmopressine-acetaat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands



• Desmopressine-acetaat Teva
  Teva, Netherlands



• Desmoprol
  Proel, Greece



• Desmospray
  Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, Ireland; Medice, Germany



• Desmotabs
  Ferring, United Kingdom; Ferring, Ireland; Medice, Germany



• D-Void
  Sun, India



• Emosint
  Kedrion, Argentina; Kedrion, Italy; Kedrion, Serbia; Pharma Riace, Russian Federation; Sclavo, Serbia



• Esmon
  Phoinix Pharm, Greece



• Minirin/Ddavp
  Ferring, Italy



• Minirin
  CSL Behring, Germany; Euro, Netherlands; Ferring, United Arab Emirates; Ferring, Austria; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bahrain; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, China; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Estonia; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, France; Ferring, Georgia; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Croatia (Hrvatska); Ferring, Hungary; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Jordan; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lebanon; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Malaysia; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, New Zealand; Ferring, Oman; Ferring, Philippines; Ferring, Portugal; Ferring, Qatar; Ferring, Romania; Ferring, Serbia; Ferring, Saudi Arabia; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Singapore; Ferring, Slovenia; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring, Syria; Ferring, Thailand; Ferring, Taiwan; Ferring, United States; Ferring, Yemen; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Poland; IFET, Greece; Solmedical, Colombia



• Minrin
  Ferring, Luxembourg; Ferring, Netherlands



• Minurin Singad Pharma
  Ferring, Denmark



• Minurin
  Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Spain



• Nafiset
  Pizzard, Mexico



• Nocturin
  Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Luxembourg



• Nocutil
  Apogepha, Germany; Gebro, Austria; Gebro, Switzerland; Gebro, Hungary; Gebro Pharma, Denmark; Medac, Sweden



• Nordurine
  Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Luxembourg



• Novo-Desmopressin
  Novopharm, Canada



• Octim
  Ferring, France; Ferring, United Kingdom



• Octostim
  CSL Behring, Germany; Ferring, United Arab Emirates; Ferring, Argentina; Ferring, Austria; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Bahrain; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Chile; Ferring, China; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Estonia; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Hungary; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Jordan; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lebanon; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, New Zealand; Ferring, Qatar; Ferring, Saudi Arabia; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Syria; Ferring, Yemen; Solmedical, Colombia



• PMS-Desmopressin
  Pharmascience, Canada



• Presinex
  Mipharm, Lithuania; Pfizer, Argentina; PH&T, Estonia; Pliva, Georgia; Trima, Israel



• Stimate
  CSL Behring, United States

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IUPAC	International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Ph. Eur.	European Pharmacopoeia
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name
WHO	World Health Organization

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