Product Description

Salpressin 20 Units Injection contains the active constituent vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone). It  helps the body prevent excessive loss of water in the urine and narrows some of the blood vessels in the body. Salpressin 20 Units Injection is used to treat diabetes insipidus (a rare form of diabetes in which excessive quantities of urine are produced in the body), and bleeding from the enlarged veins present in the food pipe. It is used in patients with vasodilatory shock (medical emergency caused by cardiovascular failure) to increase blood pressure. 

 

Inform your doctor if you suffer from asthma, migraine, seizures, heart or kidney diseases. You may experience a reoccurrence of diabetes insipidus after stoppage of treatment with Salpressin 20 Units Injection; in such cases, you will be administered this medicine or other drugs to correct the fluid and electrolyte shifts. It is not recommended in children below 18 years.

 

Uses of Salpressin 20 Units Injection:

• Diabetes insipidus
• Vasodilatory shock
• Bleeding in the food pipe

How to use

Use as directed

Uses

Treatment of Diabetes Insipidus

Side Effects

Side effects are unwanted symptoms caused by medicines. Even though all medicines cause side effects, not everyone gets them.

 

Serious: 

• Sudden signs of allergy (rash, itching, swelling of lips, tongue, wheezing, difficulty breathing) could lead to heart attack if not treated straight way.
• Water intoxication (drowsiness, headaches, being uninterested)

 

Common: 

• Abnormal heart rhythms
• Low sodium content in blood
• Low blood supply in heart, skin

Storage

Store in a refrigerator (2 - 8°C). Do not freeze.℃