Desmopressin , sold under the trade name DDAVP among others, is a medication used to treat diabetes insipidus , bedwetting , hemophilia A , von Willebrand disease , and high blood urea levels . [1] In hemophilia A and von Willebrand disease, it should only be used for mild to moderate cases. [1] It may be given in the nose , by injection into a vein , by mouth , or under the tongue . [1]
DDAVP has been shown to be more potent than arginine vasopressin in increasing plasma levels of factor VIII activity in patients with hemophilia and von Willebrand's disease Type I.