Drug of choice for neurogenic diabetes insipidus: (A) Vasopressin, (B) Terlipressin, (C) Desmopressin, (D) Pralipressin
Answer is C. Desmopressin is used to treat neurogenic diabetes insipidus, bedwetting, hemophilia A, von Willebrand disease it acts as an agonist to vasopressin receptor or ADH receptor- produce antidiuresis- less urine production-used in DI, bedwetting, vasoconstriction - used in esophageal varices and produces vwf- used in von Willebrand disease ref KD Tripathi 8th ed