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What common gastrointestinal side effects can terlipressin acetate cause when used for bleeding oesophageal varices?

Name: What common gastrointestinal side effects can terlipressin acetate cause when used for bleeding oesophageal varices?
Published: 2026-11-08T02:02:22.595Z

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Terlipressin acetate used for bleeding oesophageal varices can commonly cause transient abdominal cramps and transient diarrhoea.

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Terlipressin acetate 0.12 mg/ml solution for injectionRanbaxy (UK) Limited a Sun Pharmaceutical Company · emc · SmPC §4.8 Undesirable effects · Version 4Document updated 23 January 2018

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