6.1 Antidiuretic hormone disorders


First line drugs Second line drugs Specialist drugs Secondary care drugs

Traffic light status (TLS) explained:

  • Green: Routine prescribing within licensed indication
  • Amber 1: specialist recommendation followed by GP initiation and continuation
  • Amber 2: specialist or GP initiation in line with local guideline after 1st line failure followed by GP continuation
  • Amber 3: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation
  • Amber SCG: specialist initiation and stabilisation followed by GP continuation in line with an agreed shared care guideline
  • Red: Hospital or specialist prescribing only

 

6.1 Antidiuretic hormone disorders

 

6.1.1 Diabetes insipidus 

Desmopressin            

  • Tablets 100 micrograms, 200 micrograms
  • Nasal spray 10 micrograms per metered spray
  • Injection 4 micrograms in 1mL, 15 micrograms in 1mL 

 

Chlortalidone (Amber 2)

  • Tablets 50mg

 

Vasopressin        

  • Injection 20 units/mL     

 

 

6.1.2 Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)

 

Tetracyclines

Demeclocycline hydrochloride

  • Capsules, 150mg

 

Selective vasopressin V2-receptor antagoinsts

 

Tolvaptan 

  •  Jinarc® tablets 30mg, 90mg             

Notes: 

 

 

 

 

 

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