Manufacturers: Astellas pharma us inc
Conivaptan is an antidiuretic hormone inhibitor used to raise serum sodium levels.
Conivaptan is an antidiuretic hormone inhibitor used to raise serum sodium levels.
Conivaptan is a dual AVP antagonist with nanomolar affinity for human arginine vasopressin V and V receptors in vitro. This antagonism occurs in the renal collecting ducts, resulting in aquaresis, or excretion of free water.
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.
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