Important Safety Information
Stimate® Nasal Spray is indicated for patients with mild to moderate
classic type 1 von Willebrand disease (VWD) with Factor VIII levels greater
than 5%. Stimate® Nasal Spray is not indicated for the treatment of
severe classic VWD (Type 1) and when there is evidence of an abnormal molecular
form of Factor VIII antigen.
Stimate® Nasal Spray is contraindicated in individuals with a known
hypersensitivity to desmopressin or any of the components of Stimate®.
Stimate® should not be used in patients with type 2B VWD, since platelet
aggregation may be induced. Stimate® Nasal Spray is for intranasal
use only.
To decrease the potential for hyponatremia or water intoxication, especially in
the young and the elderly, patients using desmopressin who are not in need of
antidiuretic hormone for its antidiuretic effect should be cautioned to reduce
fluid intake, ingesting only enough to satisfy thirst. Such patients should be
monitored for the rare occurrence of an extreme decrease in plasma osmolality
that could result in seizures, possibly leading to coma.
Other adverse reactions reported with use of injectable and/or intranasal
desmopressin acetate include headache, nausea, somnolence, dizziness, chest
pain, palpitations and tachycardia, and severe allergic reactions, including
anaphylaxis. See full prescribing
information for a complete list of adverse reactions.