Conivaptan is a non-peptide inhibitor of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin). It was approved in 2004 for hyponatremia (low blood sodium levels) caused by syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH). Conivaptan inhibits both isotypes of the vasopressin receptor (V1a and V2).
For the treatment of euvolemic or hypervolemic hyponatremia (e.g. the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone, or in the setting of hypothyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, pulmonary disorders, etc.) in hospitalized patients.
United Hospital, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
Hennepin county Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States
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