Tolvaptan, an arginine vasopressin receptor antagonist, decreases urinary supersaturation in kidney stone formers by considerably increasing diuresis, suggesting that this drug might be an effective therapy for reducing the risk of developing kidney stones in these patients.
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Letavernier, E., Daudon, M. Tolvaptan might prevent kidney stone formation. Nat Rev Urol 13, 130–131 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrurol.2016.11
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