What dose desmopressin do?

Question

ok i went to my friends house and i saw a bottle of desmopressin

i don't know what its for when he saw me looking at it he was like "hay! don't look at it" im not a strong reader to read that big word

im good at reading but not that strong so he hid it and said "you dont see me looking at your stuff i said ok... it was out in the open the only way i got the word desmopressin its becuz i took a pic of it the next day so whats desmopressin and why is he affraid to tell me what is

Answer 1

Desmopressin (trade names: DDAVP, Stimate, Minirin) is a synthetic replacement for antidiuretic hormone, the hormone that reduces urine production during sleep. It may be taken nasally, intravenously, or as a pill. Doctors prescribe Desmopressin most frequently for treatment of diabetes insipidus or bedwetting.

In December 2007, US drug regulators banned using Desmopressin nasal sprays for treating bedwetting, but said that Desmopressin pills are still a safe bedwetting treatment for otherwise healthy patients. The regulators reviewed the drug after two children using Desmopressin nasal sprays died from Hyponatremia, an imbalance of sodium levels in the body.