What is Minirin Melt used for?
Minirin Melt is indicated for the treatment of: cranial diabetes insipidus; primary nocturnal enuresis in patients from 6 years of age with normal ability to concentrate urine, who are refractory to an enuresis alarm or in whom an enuresis alarm is contraindicated or inappropriate.
When do you take Minirin Melt?
Usually you will start by taking 120 µg of Minirin Melt each day at bedtime. The doctor may increase the dose to 240 µg if the starting dose does not effectively treat your condition. Take the medicine every day before going to bed.
How do you give a Minirin?
Carefully push on the foil to remove the wafer. Do not try to push Minirin Melt through the blister foil. Place Minirin Melt under the tongue (sublingual). It will dissolve in seconds without the need for water.
How do you use Minirin melt tablet?
Minirin Melt 60mcg Tablet MD should be taken with small quantity of water, juice or milk. If the child cannot swallow the whole tablet, crush or cut the tablet before giving it to the child. The sublingual tablets or ‘melts’ should be placed below the tongue and then melted tablet should be swallowed.
Can you eat food after taking desmopressin?
Conclusions: The gastrointestinal absorption of desmopressin is reduced and delayed if administered with or 1.5 hours after a meal. This decreased absorption of desmopressin did not have an impact on the antidiuretic action of the drug since all treatment regimens elicted a maximal response.
How big is a dose of minirin melt?
Minirin Melt is a wafer for sublingual administration, which means that when you take them they should be placed under the tongue. Minirin Melt (wafers) are available in Australia in 120 µg and 240 µg doses (a 60 µg dose is available in other countries).
When to stop minirin melt at Bedtime?
If this dose does not adequately help resolve the bedwetting, your doctor may recommend that you increase the dose to 240 micrograms under the tongue (two 120 micrograms wafers, OR one 240 micrograms wafer) at bedtime. If after four weeks of Minirin treatment there has been no resolution of the bedwetting, treatment should be stopped.
What can minirin melt be used for in Australia?
Minirin Melt may also be used to treat cranial diabetes insipidus, a type of pituitary disorder characterised by the production of large amounts of urine and constant thirst. In Australia, the cost of Minirin Melt (120 µg and 240 µg doses) is subsidised under the Government’s Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
How do you remove a minirin melt wafer?
Some of the following details for Minirin Melt will vary depending on the purpose for which it is used. When it is time for your dose, peel off the back of the foil on one of the blisters starting in the corner with the arrow. Carefully push on the foil to remove the wafer.