Tag: Posterior Pituitary Hormones

Brands Classes DEA Class; Rx Common Brand Names; Vasostrict, ADH Gastrointestinal Agents, Other;  Vasopressin-Related;  Antidiuretics, Hormone Analog Description Parenteral exogenous antidiuretic hormone (ADH)Used for increasing blood pressure in adults with vasodilatory shock who remain hypotensive despite fluids and catecholamines and for prevention and treatment of postoperative abdominal distention in abdominal roentgenographyHas catecholamine-sparing effect Indications Indicated…

Brands Classes DEA Class; Rx Common Brand Names; Pitocin Oxytocic Agents Description Parenteral hormone with all the naturally occurring actions of endogenous oxytocin released from the posterior pituitaryUsed clinically to induce labor and to aid in the delivery of the placenta (third stage of labor)Also used to control postpartum bleeding Indications Indicated for labor augmentation…

Brands Classes DEA Class; Rx Common Brand Names; DDAVP, Stimate, Minirin, Noctiva, Nocdurna Vasopressin-Related Description Synthetic structural analog of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone or ADH); more potent and much longer acting than vasopressin; many dosage forms including oral, injectable, sublingual, and intranasal formsUsed for the treatment of central diabetes insipidus, primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE), spontaneous bleeding or…