Lypressin (Lypressin)
Overview of Lypressin
Lypressin is an analogue of vasopressin which is usually prepared synthetically or may be extracted from the posterior lobes of pituitary glands of mamals. Lypressin is used in the treatment of diabetes incipidus due to deficiency in antidiuretic hormone (ADH).
Indication of Lypressin
Lypressin is primarily indicated in conditions like Diabetes insipidus.
Contraindication of Lypressin
Lypressin is contraindicated in conditions like Renal diseases.
Side Effects of Lypressin
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Lypressin, which give rise to further complications include Hypersensitivity reactions.,The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Lypressin are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Headache, Diarrhea, Sweating, Cramps, Tremor, Nausea and vomiting, Pallor.
Precautions of Lypressin
Avoid use in patients with chronic nephritis with nitrogen retension. It should be used with caution and in small doses in patients with vascular disease, especially of coronary arteries. It should be given with care to patients with asthma, migrane, epilepsy, heart failure or hypertension. Fluid retension should be adjusted to avoid hyponatremia.