Drilldown: Medicines
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generic:
brand:
None (24) ·
Anafranil (1) ·
Aurorix (1) ·
Cymbalta, Drizalma Sprinkle, Irenka, Yentreve (1) ·
Edronax (1) ·
Fetzima (1) ·
Folvite; mostly generic (1) ·
Generic; huge OTC presence (1) ·
Generic; many OTC formulations (1) ·
Ludiomil (1) ·
Many generics/OTC (1) ·
Many OTC and Rx; Nascobal (intranasal); generic injection (1) ·
Marplan (1) ·
Nardil (1) ·
Niaspan (ER, Rx), Niacor (IR, Rx); huge OTC presence (1) ·
Norpramin (1) ·
Parnate (1) ·
Savella (1) ·
Serzone (1) ·
Stablon (1) ·
Surmontil (1) ·
Tofranil (1) ·
Valdoxan (1) ·
Vivactil (1) ·
Zoloft (1)
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mechanism:
None (5) ·
Apomorphine and nuciferine; dopaminergic activity (1) ·
Contains atropine, scopolamine, hyoscyamine (1) ·
Contains bufotenin and DMT (1) ·
Contains harmine, harmaline, tetrahydroharmine (1) ·
Contains ibogaine; kappa-opioid agonist (1) ·
Contains LSA (2) ·
Contains mescaline (2) ·
Contains muscimol and ibotenic acid (1) ·
Contains psilocybin and psilocin (1) ·
Contains salvinorin A (1) ·
DMT + MAOI (harmine/harmaline); 5-HT2A agonist (1) ·
DMT-containing plant used in psychedelic preparations (1) ·
Irreversible non-selective MAO inhibitor (3) ·
Kavalactones; GABAA modulator; sigma receptor activity (1) ·
Mechanism incompletely understood (1) ·
Melatonin receptor agonist; 5-HT2C antagonist (1) ·
Mitragynine/7-hydroxymitragynine; mu-opioid partial agonist (1) ·
Mu-opioid agonist; modulates glutamate AMPA receptors (1) ·
Partial MAOI; anticholinergic effects (1) ·
Partial mu-opioid receptor agonist; alpha-2 agonist (1) ·
Potent mu-opioid receptor agonist (1) ·
Potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor; also NRI (1) ·
Reversible inhibitor of MAO-A (1) ·
Reversible MAO-A inhibitor; beta-carboline (1) ·
Reversible MAO-A inhibitor; NMDA antagonist; beta-carboline (1) ·
Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (3) ·
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (3) ·
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor and 5-HT2A antagonist (1) ·
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibition (balanced) (1) ·
Serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (2) ·
TrkB/BDNF'"`UNIQ--ref-00000084-QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--vote-00000085-QINU`"' (1) ·
Weak serotonin reuptake inhibitor; beta-carboline (1) ·
Weak SRI; primarily H1/D2/alpha antagonist (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000124C-QINU`"' The 400 mg/d dose for migraine prophylaxis is supported by randomized trials (Schoenen 1998) and remains a low-risk evidence-based supplement option. Characteristic bright-yellow urine fluorescence with high-dose oral supplementation. (1)
uses:
None (41) ·
Depression, anxiety, neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic musculoskeletal pain (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000005B3-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B4-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000005B6-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000607-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000608-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000609-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000060A-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00001035-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001036-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001037-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000124D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000124E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000124F-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000012CE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012CF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012D0-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
None (41) ·
0.4 mg PO daily (general prevention); 0.8-1 mg/d in pregnancy; 4 mg/d for women with prior NTD-affected pregnancy; 1 mg/d during methotrexate therapy (1) ·
25 mg (1) ·
General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported (1) ·
Migraine prophylaxis: 400 mg PO daily; deficiency replacement 5-30 mg/d (1) ·
Niaspan ER 500 mg PO at bedtime, titrate weekly to 1-2 g/d; flushing-protective aspirin 30-60 minutes before dose; pellagra replacement 100-500 mg/d (1) ·
Replacement: 1000 mcg IM daily for 1 week, then weekly for 4 weeks, then monthly; or 1000-2000 mcg PO daily (effective even in pernicious anemia via passive diffusion); intranasal 500 mcg weekly (1) ·
Replacement: 15-30 mg (22.5-45 IU) daily; NASH: 800 IU daily; AREDS-2: 400 IU daily (in combination formula) (1)
preparations:
None (41) ·
0.4, 0.8, 1 mg OTC; 1 mg Rx; 5 mg/mL injection (1) ·
100, 200, 400 IU softgels and capsules; many proprietary OTC blends; combined formulations (AREDS-2) (1) ·
100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty) (1) ·
100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000 mcg tablets (OTC and Rx); 1000 mcg/mL injection; intranasal spray; sublingual (1) ·
25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg tablets; oral concentrate 20 mg/mL (1) ·
25, 50, 100, 250, 400 mg tablets; OTC (1) ·
OTC IR niacin 50-500 mg tablets; Niaspan ER 500, 750, 1000 mg tablets; "no-flush" niacin (inositol hexaniacinate, lacks evidence) (1)
fda max:
None (41) ·
1 mg/d typical Rx; higher in specific indications (1) ·
2 g/d (Niaspan); higher off-label use historical (1) ·
200 mg/d (1) ·
No strict ceiling for water-soluble vitamin; UL not set (1) ·
No strict ceiling; water-soluble vitamin, low toxicity (1) ·
UL 1000 mg (~1500 IU natural)/d in adults; routinely exceeded in older AREDS-1 trials (1) ·
UL 2000 mg/d in adults (1)
routes:
onset:
None (40) ·
Anxiolysis classically 3-4 weeks, continuing improvement to 8-12 weeks (1) ·
Days for symptom improvement in scurvy (1) ·
Days to weeks for tissue saturation (1) ·
Hematologic response within days (1) ·
Lipid changes 4-8 weeks (1) ·
Migraine effect after 1-3 months of daily use (1) ·
Mood: 2–4 weeks. Pain: often within 1–2 weeks. (1) ·
Reticulocyte response at 3-5 days; neurologic recovery weeks to months (and may be incomplete if longstanding) (1)
duration:
halflife:
None (40) ·
~0.5 hours plasma; tissue retention longer (1) ·
~1 hour (IR niacin); ER formulations extend functional duration'"`UNIQ--ref-00001038-QINU`"' (1) ·
~1-2 hours plasma (riboflavin itself); FAD/FMN tissue cofactors are continuous (1) ·
~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours (1) ·
~12 hours (1) ·
~26 h (sertraline; range 13-45 h, longer in females); ~62-104 h (N-desmethylsertraline, weakly active) (1) ·
~3-4 days plasma; adipose tissue stores last months (1) ·
~6 days (plasma); hepatic stores last 3-5 years (1)
bioavailability:
None (40) ·
Absolute bioavailability not precisely characterized; food modestly increases exposure (1) ·
High (oral) (1) ·
High (oral; food enhances)'"`UNIQ--ref-00001039-QINU`"' (1) ·
High with fat-containing meal; reduced in malabsorption (1) ·
Oral ~1-3% via passive diffusion at high doses (independent of intrinsic factor); IM/SC ~100% (1) ·
~50% (highly variable) (1) ·
~50-60% (oral; food enhances) (1) ·
~70-90% at typical doses; saturable at high doses (>500 mg) (1)
pregnancy:
None (40) ·
Category C (1) ·
Category C'"`UNIQ--ref-0000008F-QINU`"' (1) ·
Pharmacologic doses generally avoided in pregnancy; vitamin doses fine.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Routinely supplemented in pregnancy and preconception to prevent neural tube defects.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Routinely supplemented in vegan pregnancies and pernicious anemia.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Safe at replacement and supplement doses.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Safe at replacement doses; high-dose use generally avoided.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
legal:
None (40) ·
OTC (low-dose) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (1 mg, injectable) in US (1) ·
OTC (low-dose, dietary supplement) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (Niaspan ER) in US (1) ·
OTC (low/mid-dose oral) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (injection, intranasal) in US (1) ·
OTC in US (3) ·
Rx-only (1) ·
Rx-only in US (1)
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