Drug details

DDAVP (desmopressin acetate tablets)

type of Antidiuretics, Hormone Analog

DDAVP (desmopressin acetate) is an antidiuretic and antihemorrhagic drug used to treat bed-wetting, central cranial diabetes insipidus, and increased thirst and urination caused by head surgery or head trauma. DDAVP is also used to treat bleeding due to platelet dysfunction. DDAVP is available in generic form.

The drug is often used to treat Diabetes .

This drug may have the following side effects:

• nausea,
• headache,
• upset stomach or stomach pain,
• diarrhea, or
• flushing of the face (warmth, redness, tingly feeling).

The following drugs are related to DDAVP, either as a replacement or used together:

• Adynovate (antihemophilic factor (recombinant), pegylated for injection)
• Novoeight (antihemophilic factor (recombinant) lyophilized powder for intravenous injection)
• Jivi (antihemophilic factor (recombinant), pegylated-aucl for injection)
• Sevenfact (coagulation factor viia (recombinant)-jncw for injection)
• Stimate (desmopressin acetate nasal spray)
• Esperoct ([antihemophilic factor (recombinant), glycopegylated-exei] injection)
• Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec-rvox suspension)