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What is Desmopressin?

Desmopressin depending on dosage is an antihemophilic agent, a hemostatic agent, and a vasopressin analog. It is used in the treatment of diabetes insipidus, maintenance of hemostasis and control of bleeding in hemophilia A, and mild-to-moderate classic von Willebrand’s disease.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 15 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Diabetes Insipidus 7 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 3 0
von Willebrand Disease 2 0
Urinary urgency 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension 1 1 Efficacy_moderate

See all 33 patients currently taking Desmopressin

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 4
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Desmopressin

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 2
Headaches 1
Body Aches 1
Migraine headaches 1
Bloating 1
Water retention 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Desmopressin. See all 22 dosages ►

  daily 0.1 mg daily 0.2 mg daily 0.35 mg daily 0.4 mg daily 1 mg daily 1 spray(s) daily 2 other daily 2 intl units daily 5 mcg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 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  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Desmopressin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 44%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 33%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 11%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 11%
Other 1   Other: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking Desmopressin

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Desmopressin

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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

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Desmopressin

Always
 10 83%
Usually
 1 8%
Sometimes
 1 8%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Desmopressin

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 8%
Not at all
 11 92%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Desmopressin

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 14%
< $25
 6 86%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.