European Commission approval of Samsca (tolvaptan), Europe's first and only oral vasopressin antagonist for hyponatraemia secondary to Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)

04 Aug 2009

The European Commission has approved Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd. (OPEL)'s oral once-daily medication Samsca™(tolvaptan), a selective V2-vasopressin receptor antagonist, for the treatment of hyponatraemia secondary to syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) in adults. Samsca is the first oral vasopressin receptor antagonist available in Europe. Click on the link below for the full press release.

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Group

European Commission approval of Samsca (tolvaptan), Europe's first and only oral vasopressin antagonist for hyponatraemia secondary to Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion (SIADH)

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