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Medicines argipressinQuestion & answer

argipressin · Medicine question

What conditions is argipressin injection used to treat?

iatroX medicinesPublished 8 November 2026

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Answer

Argipressin injection is used to treat diabetes insipidus that is not of nephrogenic origin and to control bleeding from oesophageal varices.

Sources for this answer

Argipressin 20 IU/ml Solution for InjectionADVANZ Pharma · emc · SmPC §4.1 Therapeutic Indications · Version 11Document updated 5 November 2024

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