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DDAVP Alert

By Andrei Sunday, December 09, 2007

This is part of a news article I found.

If anyone has more information,please post.

 

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials alerted the public on Tuesday about the deaths of two patients who were treated with a prescription drug to control bed-wetting.

The Food and Drug Administration said it was unclear whether the drug, desmopressin, had contributed to the deaths. But the agency said nasal versions were no longer approved for treating bed-wetting and doctors should consider other options.

Desmopressin is sold under the names DDAVP Nasal Spray, DDAVP Rhinal Tube, DDVP, Minirin and Stimate Nasal Spray. Makers include Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) and several generic companies.

Other forms of the drug "should be used cautiously" in patients at risk of sodium imbalances that can be caused by over-hydration, the FDA said.

The agency reviewed 61 reports of patients treated with desmopressin who developed seizures related to hyponatremia, when sodium is too low. Two of the patients died.

Is this normal
12/10/07 9:03pm

Andrei,

 

Thank you for calling attention to this health alert. It's important information to share.

 

Keep writing...

 

Best,

Maria

Anonymous
Todd
12/11/07 11:23am
Hi myself & my boy is in a bedwetting group on yahoo,and it was posted there about this and there was a web sit with it .you can get more about this from FDA sit,and you can talk with your doc. about this my son wears diapers for his wetting so we don't used this but i do know others that dose and i have talk to them and they talk with there doc about it.i hope this help some of you out there.this is very good inf. thanks keep up the good work. Todd.

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By Andrei— Last Modified: 12/20/10, First Published: 12/09/07