Terlipressin

Uses

Terlipressin is used in the treatment of bleeding esophageal varices, diabetes insipidus, and bed-wetting.

How it Works

How Terlipressin works: Terlipressin acts on the walls of blood vessels, causing them to narrow and reducing blood flow into the affected veins. This mechanism helps to stop or slow the bleeding.

Side Effects

Common side effects of Terlipressin include diarrhea, slow heart rate, breathlessness, nausea, abdominal pain, respiratory failure, fluid overload, pleural effusion, sepsis, and ischemia.

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