All of the following statements about nesiritide are true except: (A) It is a BNP analogues, (B) It can be used in decompensated congestive hea failure, (C) It can be administered orally, (D) It causes loss of sodium ions in the urine
Answer is C. Nesiritide is a recombinant BNP It produces vasodilatation and natriuresis It can be administered by intravenous route( because being a peptide it can be metabolized by peptidases in git) Refer kDT 6/e 507