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What is Desmopressin?

A chemical similar to a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. It increases urine concentration and decreases urine production to help control conditions, such as a certain type of diabetes or certain head injuries, that cause the body to produce abnormally large amounts of urine. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Bladder problems 9 2
Other 3 1
Urinary urgency 2 1
General health 1 0
Diabetes insipidus 1 0
von willebrand's disease 1 1

See all 18 patients currently taking Desmopressin

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 17%
Mild
1 17%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

dry mouth
1 50%
Migraine
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  0.15mg as needed 0other as needed daily 0.2 mcg daily 0.2 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 4 mcg daily 10 mg daily 120 mcg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Desmopressin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
2 67% Side effects too severe: 67%
Personal research
1 33% Personal research: 33%
Other
1 33% Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Desmopressin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Desmopressin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Desmopressin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
4 67%
Usually
2 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
6 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 17%
< $25
2 33%

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Report created on March 20, 2010.