DESMOPRESSIN ACETATE 4 ug/mL Injection, 10 ampules
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| Retail pharmacies payNADAC · weekly | Not in the retail survey — common for institutional, discontinued, or low-volume packs. | |
| Medicaid paysCMS SDUD · 12 mo | $38.18 | $381.78 / 10 ampules |
| Medicare drug plans payPart D · quarterly | No Part D plan price is available for this NDC in our data. | |
| Medicare Part B allowsASP · J2597 | $3.562 / J2597 unit | — |
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| Product | Labeler | Pack | NADAC/unit | TE | Status | Price vs. this |
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| desmopressin acetate 4 ug/mL 25021-0460-01 | Sagent | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 39822-6200-02 | XGen | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 65219-0293-01 | Fresenius | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 70095-0026-02 | Sun | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 83634-0451-01 | Avenacy, | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 43598-0053-11 | Dr. | 1 vial | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 65219-0295-10 | Fresenius | 1 vial | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 70095-0031-01 | Sun | 1 vial | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 39822-6250-01 | XGen | 1 vial | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 72485-0523-10 | Armas | 10 vials | $20.441 | AP | Availability likely | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mLthis 43598-0931-09 | Dr.Reddys' | 10 ampules | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Ddavp 4 ug/mL 55566-2200-00 | Ferring | 10 ampules | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 65145-0183-10 | Caplin | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 68083-0550-10 | Gland | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 69918-0899-11 | Nordic | 10 ampules | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin acetate 4 ug/mL 71288-0440-02 | Meitheal | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 72843-0459-10 | UBI | 10 ampules | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 72843-0461-10 | UBI | 10 vials | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 62756-0529-26 | Sun | 1 vial | — | — | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 68083-0549-01 | Gland | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin acetate 4 ug/mL 71288-0441-10 | Meitheal | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
| Desmopressin Acetate 4 ug/mL 83148-0126-01 | The | 1 vial | — | AP | FDA listed | — |
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| Package NDC | Description | Marketing start | Status |
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| 43598-0931-09 You're viewing this | 10 AMPULE in 1 BOX (43598-931-09) / 1 mL in 1 AMPULE | 2020-04-03 | Active |
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📄 Full prescribing information FDA SPL
🎯 Indications and Usage ▾
INDICATIONS AND USAGE Hemophilia A: Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is indicated for patients with hemophilia A with factor VIII coagulant activity levels greater than 5%. Desmopressin Acetate Injection will often maintain hemostasis in patients with hemophilia A during surgical procedures and postoperatively when administered 30 minutes prior to scheduled procedure. Desmopressin Acetate Injection will also stop bleeding in hemophilia A patients with episodes of spontaneous or trauma-induced injuries such as hemarthroses, intramuscular hematomas or mucosal bleeding.
Desmopressin Acetate Injection is not indicated for the treatment of hemophilia A with factor VIII coagulant activity levels equal to or less than 5%, or for the treatment of hemophilia B, or in patients who have factor VIII antibodies. In certain clinical situations, it may be justified to try Desmopressin Acetate Injection in patients with factor VIII levels between 2% to 5%; however, these patients should be carefully monitored. von Willebrands Disease (Type I): Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is indicated for patients with mild to moderate classic von Willebrands disease (Type I) with factor VIII levels greater than 5%.
Desmopressin Acetate Injection will often maintain hemostasis in patients with mild to moderate von Willebrands disease during surgical procedures and postoperatively when administered 30 minutes prior to the scheduled procedure. Desmopressin Acetate Injection will usually stop bleeding in mild to moderate von Willebrands patients with episodes of spontaneous or trauma-induced injuries such as hemarthroses, intramuscular hematomas or mucosal bleeding. Those von Willebrands disease patients who are least likely to respond are those with severe homozygous von Willebrands disease with factor VIII coagulant activity and factor VIII von Willebrand factor antigen levels less than 1%.
Other patients may respond in a variable fashion depending on the type of molecular defect they have. Bleeding time and factor VIII coagulant activity, ristocetin cofactor activity, and von Willebrand factor antigen should be checked during administration of Desmopressin Acetate Injection to ensure that adequate levels are being achieved. Desmopressin Acetate Injection is not indicated for the treatment of severe classic von Willebrands disease (Type I) and when there is evidence of an abnormal molecular form of factor VIII antigen.
(See WARNINGS . ) Diabetes Insipidus: Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is indicated as antidiuretic replacement therapy in the management of central (cranial) diabetes insipidus and for the management of the temporary polyuria and polydipsia following head trauma or surgery in the pituitary region. Desmopressin Acetate Injection is ineffective for the treatment of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Desmopressin Acetate Injection is also available as an intranasal preparation.
However, this means of delivery can be compromised by a variety of factors that can make nasal insufflation ineffective or inappropriate. These include poor intranasal absorption, nasal congestion and blockage, nasal discharge, atrophy of nasal mucosa, and severe atrophic rhinitis. Intranasal delivery may be inappropriate where there is an impaired level of consciousness.
In addition, cranial surgical procedures, such as transsphenoidal hypophysectomy, create situations where an alternative route of administration is needed as in cases of nasal packing or recovery from surgery.
⏱️ Dosage and Administration ▾
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Hemophilia A and von Willebrand’s Disease (Type I): Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is administered as an intravenous infusion at a dose of 0.3 mcg Desmopressin Acetate Injection/kg body weight diluted in sterile physiological saline and infused slowly over 15 to 30 minutes. In adults and children weighing more than 10 kg, 50 mL of diluent is recommended; in children weighing 10 kg or less, 10 mL of diluent is recommended. Blood pressure and pulse should be monitored during infusion.
If Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is used preoperatively, it should be administered 30 minutes prior to the scheduled procedure. The necessity for repeat administration of Desmopressin Acetate Injection or use of any blood products for hemostasis should be determined by laboratory response as well as the clinical condition of the patient. The tendency toward tachyphylaxis (lessening of response) with repeated administration given more frequently than every 48 hours should be considered in treating each patient.
Fluid restriction should be observed. (See WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS , Pediatric Use and Geriatric Use.) Diabetes Insipidus: This formulation is administered subcutaneously or by direct intravenous injection. Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL dosage must be determined for each patient and adjusted according to the pattern of response.
Response should be estimated by two parameters: adequate duration of sleep and adequate, not excessive, water turnover. The usual dosage range in adults is 0.5 mL (2.0 mcg) to 1 mL (4.0 mcg) daily, administered intravenously or subcutaneously, usually in two divided doses. The morning and evening doses should be separately adjusted for an adequate diurnal rhythm of water turnover.
For patients who have been controlled on intranasal Desmopressin Acetate Injection and who must be switched to the injection form, either because of poor intranasal absorption or because of the need for surgery, the comparable antidiuretic dose of the injection is about one-tenth the intranasal dose. Fluid restriction should be observed. (See WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS , Pediatric Use and Geriatric Use.) Parenteral drug products should be inspected visually for particulate matter and discoloration prior to administration whenever solution and container permit.
Geriatric Use: This drug is known to be substantially excreted by the kidney, and the risk of toxic reactions to this drug may be greater in patients with impaired renal function. Because elderly patients are more likely to have decreased renal function, care should be taken in dose selection, and it may be useful to monitor renal function. (See CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY , Human Pharmacokinetics, CONTRAINDICATIONS , and PRECAUTIONS , Geriatric Use.) Directions for use of One Point Cut (OPC) Ampules for Desmopressin Acetate Injection: 1.
Use aseptic technique to clean ampule. Gently tap the top of the ampule to assist the flow of the solution from the upper portion of the ampule to the lower portion. 2.
Locate the blue dot on the upper portion of the ampule. Below this dot is a small score on the neck of the ampule. Hold the ampule with the blue dot facing away from you .
3. Cover the vial with an appropriate wipe. Apply pressure to the top and bottom portions of the ampule to snap the ampule open away from you.
⛔ Contraindications ▾
CONTRAINDICATIONS Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL is contraindicated in individuals with known hypersensitivity to desmopressin acetate or to any of the components of Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL. Desmopressin Acetate Injection is contraindicated in patients with moderate to severe renal impairment (defined as a creatinine clearance below 50 mL/min). Desmopressin Acetate Injection is contraindicated in patients with hyponatremia or a history of hyponatremia.
⚠️ Warnings ▾
WARNINGS 1. Very rare cases of hyponatremia have been reported from world-wide postmarketing experience in patients treated with Desmopressin Acetate Injection (desmopressin acetate). Desmopressin Acetate Injection is a potent antidiuretic which, when administered, may lead to water intoxication and/or hyponatremia.
Unless properly diagnosed and treated hyponatremia can be fatal. Therefore, fluid restriction is recommended and should be discussed with the patient and/ or guardian. Careful medical supervision is required.
2. When Desmopressin Acetate Injection is administered to patients who do not have need of antidiuretic hormone for its antidiuretic effect, in particular in pediatric and geriatric patients, fluid intake should be adjusted downward to decrease the potential occurrence of water intoxication and hyponatremia. (See PRECAUTIONS , Pediatric Use and Geriatric Use.) All patients receiving Desmopressin Acetate Injection therapy should be observed for the following signs or symptoms associated with hyponatremia: headache, nausea/vomiting, decreased serum sodium, weight gain, restlessness, fatigue, lethargy, disorientation, depressed reflexes, loss of appetite, irritability, muscle weakness, muscle spasms or cramps and abnormal mental status such as hallucinations, decreased consciousness and confusion.
Severe symptoms may include one or a combination of the following: seizure, coma and/or respiratory arrest. Particular attention should be paid to the possibility of the rare occurrence of an extreme decrease in plasma osmolality that may result in seizures which could lead to coma. 3.
Desmopressin Acetate Injection should not be used to treat patients with Type IIB von Willebrand’s disease since platelet aggregation may be induced. 4. Desmopressin Acetate Injection should be used with caution in patients with habitual or psychogenic polydipsia who may be more likely to drink excessive amounts of water, putting them at greater risk of hyponatremia.
1. Very rare cases of hyponatremia have been reported from world-wide postmarketing experience in patients treated with Desmopressin Acetate Injection (desmopressin acetate). Desmopressin Acetate Injection is a potent antidiuretic which, when administered, may lead to water intoxication and/or hyponatremia.
Unless properly diagnosed and treated hyponatremia can be fatal. Therefore, fluid restriction is recommended and should be discussed with the patient and/ or guardian. Careful medical supervision is required.
2. When Desmopressin Acetate Injection is administered to patients who do not have need of antidiuretic hormone for its antidiuretic effect, in particular in pediatric and geriatric patients, fluid intake should be adjusted downward to decrease the potential occurrence of water intoxication and hyponatremia. (See PRECAUTIONS , Pediatric Use and Geriatric Use.) All patients receiving Desmopressin Acetate Injection therapy should be observed for the following signs or symptoms associated with hyponatremia: headache, nausea/vomiting, decreased serum sodium, weight gain, restlessness, fatigue, lethargy, disorientation, depressed reflexes, loss of appetite, irritability, muscle weakness, muscle spasms or cramps and abnormal mental status such as hallucinations, decreased consciousness and confusion.
Severe symptoms may include one or a combination of the following: seizure, coma and/or respiratory arrest. Particular attention should be paid to the possibility of the rare occurrence of an extreme decrease in plasma osmolality that may result in seizures which could lead to coma.
3. Desmopressin Acetate Injection should not be used to treat patients with Type IIB von Willebrand’s disease since platelet aggregation may be induced.
4. Desmopressin Acetate Injection should be used with caution in patients with habitual or psychogenic polydipsia who may be more likely to drink excessive amounts of water, putting them at greater risk of hyponatremia.
🤒 Adverse Reactions ▾
ADVERSE REACTIONS Infrequently, Desmopressin Acetate Injection has produced transient headache, nausea, mild abdominal cramps and vulval pain. These symptoms disappeared with reduction in dosage. Occasionally, injection of Desmopressin Acetate Injection has produced local erythema, swelling or burning pain.
Occasional facial flushing has been reported with the administration of Desmopressin Acetate Injection. 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. Post Marketing: There have been rare reports of thrombotic events (acute cerebrovascular thrombosis, acute myocardial infarction) following Desmopressin Acetate Injection in patients predisposed to thrombus formation, and rare reports of hyponatremic convulsions associated with concomitant use with the following medications: oxybutinin and imipramine.
🤰 Pregnancy ▾
Pregnancy: Fertility studies have not been done. Teratology studies in rats and rabbits at doses from 0.05 to 10 mcg/kg/day (approximately 0.1 times the maximum systemic human exposure in rats and up to 38 times the maximum systemic human exposure in rabbits based on surface area, mg/m 2 ) revealed no harm to the fetus due to Desmopressin Acetate Injection. There are, however, no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women.
Because animal reproduction studies are not always predictive of human response, this drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed. Several publications of desmopressin acetate’s use in the management of diabetes insipidus during pregnancy are available; these include a few anecdotal reports of congenital anomalies and low birth weight babies. However, no causal connection between these events and desmo- pressin acetate has been established.
A fifteen year, Swedish epidemiologic study of the use of desmopressin acetate in pregnant women with diabetes insipidus found the rate of birth defects to be no greater than that in the general population; however, the statistical power of this study is low. As opposed to preparations containing natural hormones, desmopressin acetate in antidiuretic doses has no uterotonic action and the physician will have to weigh the therapeutic advantages against the possible risks in each case.
🆘 Overdosage ▾
OVERDOSAGE Signs of overdose may include confusion, drowsiness, continuing headache, problems with passing urine and rapid weight gain due to fluid retention. (See WARNINGS .) In case of overdosage, the dosage should be reduced, frequency of administration decreased, or the drug withdrawn according to the severity of the condition. There is no known specific antidote for desmopressin acetate or Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL.
An oral LD 50 has not been established. An intravenous dose of 2 mg/kg in mice demonstrated no effect.
🧬 Clinical Pharmacology ▾
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Desmopressin Acetate Injection 4 mcg/mL contains as active substance, desmopressin acetate, a synthetic analogue of the natural hormone arginine vasopressin. One mL (4 mcg) of Desmopressin Acetate Injection(desmopressin acetate) solution has an antidiuretic activity of about 16 IU; 1 mcg of Desmopressin Acetate Injection is equivalent to 4 IU. Desmopressin Acetate Injection has been shown to be more potent than arginine vasopressin in increasing plasma levels of factor VIII activity in patients with hemophilia and von Willebrand’s disease Type I.
Dose-response studies were performed in healthy persons, using doses of 0.1 to 0.4 mcg/kg body weight, infused over a 10-minute period. Maximal dose response occurred at 0.3 to 0.4 mcg/kg. The response to Desmopressin Acetate Injection of factor VIII activity and plasminogen activator is dose-related, with maximal plasma levels of 300 to 400 percent of initial concentrations obtained after infusion of 0.4 mcg/kg body weight.
The increase is rapid and evident within 30 minutes, reaching a maximum at a point ranging from 90 minutes to two hours. The factor VIII related antigen and ristocetin cofactor activity were also increased to a smaller degree, but still are dose-dependent. 1.
The biphasic half-lives of Desmopressin Acetate Injection were 7.8 and 75.5 minutes for the fast and slow phases, respectively, compared with 2.5 and 14.5 minutes for lysine vasopressin, another form of the hormone. As a result, Desmopressin Acetate Injection provides a prompt onset of antidiuretic action with a long duration after each administration. 2.
The change in structure of arginine vasopressin to Desmopressin Acetate Injection has resulted in a decreased vasopressor action and decreased actions on visceral smooth muscle relative to the enhanced antidiuretic activity, so that clinically effective antidiuretic doses are usually below threshold levels for effects on vascular or visceral smooth muscle. 3. When administered by injection, Desmopressin Acetate Injection has an antidiuretic effect about ten times that of an equivalent dose administered intranasally.
4. The bioavailability of the subcutaneous route of administration was determined qualitatively using urine output data. The exact fraction of drug absorbed by that route of administration has not been quantitatively determined.
5. The percentage increase of factor VIII levels in patients with mild hemophilia A and von Willebrand’s disease was not significantly different from that observed in normal healthy individuals when treated with 0.3 mcg/kg of Desmopressin Acetate Injection infused over 10 minutes. 6.
Plasminogen activator activity increases rapidly after Desmopressin Acetate Injection infusion, but there has been no clinically significant fibrinolysis in patients treated with Desmopressin Acetate Injection. 7. The effect of repeated Desmopressin Acetate Injection administration when doses were given every 12 to 24 hours has generally shown a gradual diminution of the factor VIII activity increase noted with a single dose.
The initial response is reproducible in any particular patient if there are 2 or 3 days between administrations. Human Pharmacokinetics: Desmopressin Acetate Injection is mainly excreted in the urine. A pharmacokinetic study conducted in healthy volunteers and patients with mild, moderate, and severe renal impairment (n=24, 6 subjects in each group) receiving single dose desmopressin acetate (2 mcg) injection demonstrated a difference in Desmopressin Acetate Injection terminal half-life.
Terminal half-life significantly increased from 3 hours in normal healthy patients to 9 hours in patients with severe renal impairment. (See CONTRAINDICATIONS . )
📦 How Supplied / Storage and Handling ▾
HOW SUPPLIED Desmopressin Acetate Injectio n USP 4 mcg/mL is available as a sterile solution in cartons of ten 1 mL single-dose ampules (NDC 43598-931-09) containing 4 mcg Desmopressin Acetate per mL. Store refrigerated 2 to 8°C (36 to 46°F). Keep out of the reach of children. Manufactured by: UBI Pharma Inc. No. 45, Guangfu N. Rd., Hukou, Hsinchu 30351, Taiwan Distributed by: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Inc. Princeton, NJ 08540
📋 Description ▾
DESCRIPTION Desmopressin Acetate Injection USP (desmopressin acetate) 4 mcg/mL is a synthetic analogue of the natural pituitary hormone8-arginine vasopressin (ADH), an antidiuretic hormone affecting renal water conservation. It is chemically defined as follows: Mol. Wt.
1183.34 Empirical Formula: C 46 H 64 N 14 O 12 S 2 •C 2 H 4 O 2 •3H 2 O 1-(3-mercaptopropionic acid)-8-D-arginine vasopressin monoacetate (salt) trihydrate. Desmopressin Acetate Injection USP 4 mcg/mL is provided as a sterile, aqueous solution for injection. Each mL provides: Desmopressin acetate 4 mcg Sodium chloride 9 mg Hydrochloric acid to adjust pH to 4 Desmopressin Structure