Title : Case report: a thiazide diuretic to treat polyuria induced by tolvaptan.

Pub. Date : 2018 Jul 3

PMID : 29970015






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1 BACKGROUND: Currently, the vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist tolvaptan is the only available treatment for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), but there are tolerability issues due to aquaretic side-effects such as polyuria. Tolvaptan arginine vasopressin receptor 2 Homo sapiens
2 CONCLUSIONS: This case report indicates that while addition of hydrochlorothiazide may improve tolerability of vasopressin V2 receptor antagonists, co-prescription should only be used with great scrutiny as it may decrease tolvaptan effect on rate of ADPKD disease progression. Tolvaptan arginine vasopressin receptor 2 Homo sapiens