Desmopressin (Desmopressin Acetate) - Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

ADVERSE REACTIONS

Infrequently, desmopressin acetate has produced transient headache, nausea, mild abdominal cramps and vulval pain. These symptoms disappeared with reduction in dosage. Occasionally, injection of desmopressin acetate has produced local erythema, swelling or burning pain. Occasional facial flushing has been reported with the administration of desmopressin acetate. Desmopressin Acetate Injection has infrequently produced changes in blood pressure causing either a slight elevation or a transient fall and a compensatory increase in heart rate. Severe allergic reactions including anaphylaxis have been reported rarely with Desmopressin Acetate Injection.

See WARNINGS for the possibility of water intoxication and hyponatremia.

There have been rare reports of thrombotic events (acute cerebrovascular thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction) following Desmopressin Acetate Injection in patients predisposed to thrombus formation.

REPORTS OF SIDE EFFECTS / ADVERSE REACTIONS RELATED TO DESMOPRESSIN

Possible Desmopressin side effects / adverse reactions in 63 year old male

Reported by a physician from Germany on 2007-02-22

Patient: 63 year old male

Reactions: Overdose, Drug Abuser, Hyponatraemia

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Suspect drug(s):
Desmopressin

Possible Desmopressin side effects / adverse reactions in 10 year old male

Reported by a health professional (non-physician/pharmacist) from United Kingdom on 2007-05-07

Patient: 10 year old male

Reactions: Rash, Hallucination

Suspect drug(s):
Desmopressin
    Administration route: Oral

Desmopressin
    Administration route: Oral
    Start date: 2006-04-02
    End date: 2006-04-03

Other drugs received by patient: Oxybutynin Chloride

Possible Desmopressin side effects / adverse reactions in 36 year old female

Reported by a consumer/non-health professional from Sweden on 2007-06-26

Patient: 36 year old female

Reactions: Vomiting, Nausea, Anaemia, Nitrite Urine Present, Drug Exposure During Pregnancy, Proteinuria, Haemorrhagic Diathesis, PRE-Eclampsia, Thrombocytopenia, Hypertension, Epistaxis

Adverse event resulted in: hospitalization

Suspect drug(s):
Paroxetine HCL
    Indication: Depression

Buspirone
    Dosage: 60mg per day

FE 2+ Supplement
    Administration route: Oral

Pindolol
    Dosage: 10mg per day
    Indication: Hypertension

Venofer

Cefadroxil
    Dosage: 1g see dosage text

Desmopressin