Pharmacokinetics of intravenous conivaptan in subjects with hepatic or renal impairment.

Background Conivaptan is a non-peptide dual antagonist of vasopressin V1A and V2 receptors that is approved in the United States as an intravenous formulation for the treatment of euvolemic and hypervolemic hyponatremia in hospitalized patients. The pharmacokinetics of intravenous conivaptan had not been studied in patients with hepatic or renal impairment.