Page values for "Ezetimibe"
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1 row is stored for this page| Field | Field type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| generic | String | Ezetimibe |
| brand | String | Zetia |
| structure | File | |
| classes | List of String, delimiter: , | [[:Category:Cholesterol_absorption_inhibitors|Cholesterol absorption inhibitor]] • [[:Category:Lipid-lowering_agents|Lipid-lowering agent]] |
| mechanism | String | |
| uses | String | '"`UNIQ--vote-0000044C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000044D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000044E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000044F-QINU`"' |
| starting_dose | String | 10 mg PO once daily, with or without food |
| preparations | String | 10 mg tablet; also as fixed-dose combinations with simvastatin (Vytorin) and atorvastatin (Liptruzet, withdrawn US 2015 but generics exist) |
| fda_max | String | 10 mg/d |
| pill_id | Text | |
| routes | List of String, delimiter: , | Oral |
| onset | String | LDL lowering within 2 weeks |
| duration | String | 24 hours |
| halflife | String | ~22 hours (parent + active glucuronide)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000450-QINU`"' |
| bioavailability | String | Variable (oral; rapidly conjugated to active glucuronide; food does not affect)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000451-QINU`"' |
| pregnancy | String | Limited data; generally avoided particularly in combination with statin.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> |
| legal | String | [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US |