In the US, Desmopressin (desmopressin systemic) is a member of the drug class antidiuretic hormones and is used to treat Diabetes Insipidus, Hemophilia A, Nocturia, Primary Nocturnal Enuresis and von Willebrand Disease.

US matches:

• Desmopressin
• Desmopressin injection
• Desmopressin nasal
• Desmopressin (Injection)
• Desmopressin (Nasal)
• Desmopressin (Oral)
• Desmopressin (Sublingual)
• Desmopressin Nasal Spray (Diabetes Insipidus)
• Desmopressin Sublingual Tablets
• Desmopressin Tablets
• Desmopressin Nasal Solution
• Desmopressin Nasal Spray

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H01BA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0016679-58-6

Chemical Formula

C46-H64-N14-O12-S2

Molecular Weight

1069

Therapeutic Categories

Hemostatic agent

Antidiuretic agent

Analogue of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)

Chemical Names

(2S)-N-[(2R)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoetyl)amino]-5-(diaminometylideneamino)-1-oxopentan-2-yl]-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S)-7-(2-amino-2-oxoetyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)metyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-13-(phenylmetyl)1,2-ditia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide (IUPAC)

(3-Sulphanylpropanoyl)-L-tyrosyl-L-phenylalanyl-L-glutaminyl-L-asparaginyl-L-cysteinyl-L-prolyl-D-arginylglycinamide cyclic (1→6)-disulfide (Ph. Eur.)

[1-Deamino-8-D-arginine]vasopreβin (BAN)

1-(3-mercaptopropionic acid)-8-argininevasopreβin (WHO)

Vasopreβin, 1-(3-mercaptopropanoic acid)-8-D-arginine-

Foreign Names

• Desmopressinum (Latin)
• Desmopressin (German)
• Desmopressine (French)
• Desmopresina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Desmopressin (OS: BAN)
• Desmopressina (OS: DCIT)
• Desmopressine (OS: DCF)
• Desamino-Cys¹-D-Arg⁸-Vasopressin (IS)
• UNII-ENR1LLB0FP (IS)
• Desmopressin (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Eur. 9, USP 41)
• Desmopressine (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Desmopressinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Desmopressin Acetate (OS: BANM, USAN)
• Desmopressin Acetate Hydrate (OS: JAN)
• DDAVP (IS)
• KW-8008 (IS)
• Minirin (IS)
• Stimate (IS)
• UNII-XB13HYU18U (IS)
• Desmopressin Acetate (PH: USP 41)

Brand Names

• Adin
  Ferring Leciva, Poland
• Adiuretin
  Ferring, Lithuania; Ranbaxy, India
• Adiuretin SD
  Ferring, Lithuania
• DDAVP
  IFET, Greece
• DDAVP HEMO
  Ferring, Brazil
• Desmopresina
  Kendrick, Mexico
• Desmopresina Pisa
  Pisa, Colombia
• Desmopressin
  Inpac, Russian Federation
• Desmopressina Teva
  Teva Pharma, Portugal
• Desmopressini
  Biopharm, Georgia
• Desmotabs
  Ferring, Greece
• Desmovital
  Er-Kim, Turkey
• D-Void
  Sun, India
• Minirin
  Atco, Pakistan; Biopas, Peru; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Tunisia; Ferring, Turkey; Recalcine, Paraguay
• Minirin 0,1 mg/ml
  Ferring, Luxembourg
• Minirin 0.1/ml
  Ferring, Hungary
• Minirin 0.2 mg
  Ferring, Hungary
• Minirin 10mcg/D
  Ferring, Luxembourg
• Minirin 120mcg
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Luxembourg
• Minirin 4 µg/ml
  Ferring, Hungary
• Minirin 60mcg
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Luxembourg
• Minirin Melt
  Ferring, Egypt; Ferring, Serbia; Ferring, Thailand
• Minirin Melt 120mcg
  Ferring, Bulgaria
• Minirin Melt 60mcg
  Ferring, Bulgaria
• Minirinmelt
  Ferring, France; Ferring, Tunisia
• Nocdurna
  Clinres, Croatia (Hrvatska)
• Nocutil 0.1 mg/ml
  Gebro, Hungary
• Nocutil 0.2 mg
  Gebro, Hungary
• Nokdirna
  Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia
• Noqdirna
  Ferring, Malta
• Octostim
  Ferring, Turkey; Salus, Slovenia
• Octostim 15 µg/ml
  Ferring, Hungary
• Vazomirin
  Apotex, Russian Federation
• Acetato De Desmopressina Bergamo
  Bergamo, Brazil
• Apo-Desmopressin
  Apotex, Canada; Apotex, Hong Kong
• DDAVP
  Central Procurement & Supplies Unit, Malta; Ferring, Brazil; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, South Africa; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United States
• DDAVP 0.1 mg
  Ferring, Canada
• DDAVP 0.2 mg
  Ferring, Canada
• DDAVP 4 μg/ml
  Ferring, Canada
• DDAVP Desmopressin
  Ferring, Ireland; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Portugal; LENIS, Slovenia
• Desmo-C
  Laboratorio SwedPharm, Chile; Promofarma, Uruguay
• Desmogalen
  Galenpharma, Germany; Sanolabor, Slovenia
• DesmoMelt
  Ferring, Malta; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Desmop Odifs
  Dong-A, South Korea
• Desmopresin
  Ferring, Argentina
• Desmopresina Akros Pharma
  Akros Pharma, Uruguay
• Desmopresina Gador
  Gador, Uruguay
• Desmopresina Mede
  Reig Jofre, Spain
• Desmopresina Swedpharm
  Laboratorio SwedPharm, Chile
• Desmopresina Teva
  Teva, Spain; Teva Romania, Romania
• Desmopressin
  Actavis UK, United Kingdom; Aspire Pharma, United Kingdom; Consilient Health, United Kingdom; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan
• Desmopressin 0.01%
  ILS Ito Life Sciences, Japan; Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Japan
• Desmopressin 2care4
  2care4, Norway
• Desmopressin AA Pharma
  AA Pharma, Canada
• Desmopressin Acetate
  Actavis, United States; Apotex, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Glenmark Generics, United States; Heritage, United States; Hospira, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Mylan Specialty, United States; Sun Pharma, United States; Teva, United States
• Desmopressin Acetate Cherubino
  Cherubino, Malta
• Desmopressin Actavis
  Actavis, Lithuania; Actavis, Sweden
• Desmopressin Ferring
  Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Sweden
• Desmopressin PH&T
  AFT, New Zealand
• Desmopressin Teva
  Teva, Germany; Teva, Denmark
• Desmopressin Teva 0.1mg
  Teva, Israel
• Desmopressin Teva 0.2mg
  Teva, Israel
• Desmopressina Teva
  Teva Italia, Italy
• Desmopressine Ferring
  Ferring, Belgium
• Desmopressine Ferring 0.2mg
  Ferring, Luxembourg
• Desmopressine Fisher
  Dr. Fisher Farma, Netherlands
• Desmopressine Teva
  Teva Pharma Belgium, Belgium
• Desmopressine-acetaat Aurobindo
  Aurobindo, Netherlands
• Desmopressine-acetaat Mylan
  Mylan, Netherlands
• Desmopressine-acetaat Sandoz
  Sandoz, Netherlands
• Desmopressine-acetaat Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Desmopressin-Zhonghe Pharm
  Zhonghe Pharmaceutical, China
• Desmospray
  Ferring, Ireland; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Desmospray 0,1 Miligramm/Milliliter
  Medice, Germany
• Desmotabs
  Ferring, Ireland; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom; IFET, Greece
• Desmotabs 0,1mg
  Medice, Germany
• Desmotabs 0,2mg
  Medice, Germany
• Dinadom
  Dominguez, Argentina
• Duiturin
  Chong Kun Dang, South Korea
• Emosint
  Kedrion, Italy
• Minirin
  Clinres, Croatia (Hrvatska); Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, China; Ferring, Czech Republic; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, France; Ferring, Georgia; Ferring, Greece; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, South Korea; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lebanon; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Macedonia; Ferring, Malta; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Malaysia; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, New Zealand; Ferring, Oman; Ferring, Philippines; Ferring, Poland; Ferring, Portugal; Ferring, Serbia; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring, Slovakia; Ferring, Taiwan; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria; Ferring Arzneimittel, Romania; Ferring GmbH, Estonia; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Singapore; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United States; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Vietnam; IQFA, Mexico; Salus, Slovenia
• Minirin 0,1 mg/ml
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Minirin 0.1 mg
  Ferring, Hungary
• Minirin 0.1/ml
  Ferring, Oman
• Minirin 0.1mg
  Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Oman; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Minirin 0.2mg
  Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Bulgaria; Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Oman; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Minirin 10mcg/D
  Ferring, Bulgaria
• Minirin 120 µg
  Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Minirin 120mcg
  Ferring, Israel
• Minirin 4mcg
  Ferring, Switzerland
• Minirin 60 µg
  Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Minirin 60mcg
  Ferring, Israel
• Minirin dDAVP
  Ferring, Thailand
• Minirin DDAVP
  Ferring, Hong Kong
• Minirin Melt
  Catalent, Georgia; Ferring, Oman
• Minirin/Ddavp
  Ferring, Italy
• Minirinmelt OD
  Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Japan
• Minitran 10mg
  MEDA Pharma, Switzerland
• Minrin
  Ferring, Netherlands; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands
• Minurin
  Ferring, Spain; IFET, Greece
• Miram
  Pharmachemie, Bulgaria; Teva, Bulgaria; Teva, Bulgaria; Teva, Bulgaria
• Nafiset
  Pizzard, Mexico
• Nictur
  GP Pharm, Germany; GP Pharma S.A., Greece
• Nocdurna
  Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, Portugal; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring Arzneimittel, Romania
• Nocdurna 25μg
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Nocdurna 25mcg
  Ferring, Luxembourg
• Nocdurna 50μg
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Nocdurna 50mcg
  Ferring, Luxembourg
• Noctiva
  Avadel Pharmaceuticals, United States
• Nocturin
  Ferring, Germany
• Nocutil
  Apogepha Arzneimittel, Germany; Medac, Denmark; Medac, Sweden
• Nocutil 0,1mg
  Gebro Pharma, Austria
• Nocutil 0,1mg/ml
  Gebro Pharma, Austria
• Nocutil 0,2mg
  Gebro Pharma, Austria
• Nocutil 0.1 mg
  Gebro, Switzerland; Gebro, Hungary
• Nocutil 0.2 mg
  Gebro, Switzerland
• Noqdirna
  Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Noqturina
  Ferring, Ireland; Ferring GmbH, Estonia
• Nordurine
  Ferring, Ireland
• Octim
  Ferring, France; Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Octostim
  BModesto, Netherlands; Euro Registratie, Netherlands; Ferring, Australia; Ferring, Belgium; Ferring, Canada; Ferring, Chile; Ferring, Germany; Ferring, Denmark; Ferring, Spain; Ferring, Finland; Ferring, Hong Kong; Ferring, Israel; Ferring, Iceland; Ferring, Kuwait; Ferring, Lithuania; Ferring, Latvia; Ferring, Mexico; Ferring, Netherlands; Ferring, Norway; Ferring, New Zealand; Ferring, Oman; Ferring, Sweden; Ferring GmbH, Estonia; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Originalis, Netherlands
• Octostim 1,5mg/ml
  Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Octostim 1.5 mg/ml
  Ferring, Switzerland; Ferring, Hungary
• Octostim 15 µg/ml
  Ferring Arzneimittel, Austria
• Octostim 15mcg/ml
  Ferring, Switzerland
• PMS-Desmopressin
  Pharmascience, Canada
• Presinex
  Mipharm, Bulgaria; Mipharm, Georgia; PH&T, Lithuania
• Stimate
  Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United States
• Suprex
  Elea, Argentina
• Teva-Desmopressin
  Teva Canada, Canada
• Wetirin
  Ferring, Spain
• DDAVP
  Ferring Pharmaceuticals, United Kingdom
• Minirin
  Ferring, Mexico

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.