ORODISPERSIBLE DESMOPRESSIN FOR INCREASING INITIAL PERIOD OF SLEEP UNDISTURBED BY NOCTURIA

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To be directed to gender, age, and dose effects of desmopressin on reducing nocturnal voids, increasing an initial period of undisturbed sleep, and/or reducing nocturnal urine volume.SOLUTION: The present invention provides a method for increasing an initial period of undisturbed sleep in a patient in need thereof comprising: administering to the patient prior to bedtime an orodispersible dose of desmopressin of 10 μg, in which the dose is measured as the free base of desmopressin and the dose taken over a treatment period increases the patient's initial period of undisturbed sleep.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1