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Allegra, Allegra Allergy 24 Hour, Mucinex Allergy (combo) — all now OTC in US (1) ·
Belsomra (1) ·
Celebrex (oral capsules), Elyxyb (oral solution, for acute migraine) (1) ·
Dayvigo (1) ·
Elavil (US brand discontinued; generic widely available), Endep, Tryptizol (1) ·
Omnicef (discontinued in US under brand); mostly generic (1) ·
Pamelor (US brand discontinued; generic widely available), Aventyl (1) ·
Pulmicort (inhaled), Rhinocort (intranasal), Entocort EC and Uceris (enteric-coated oral for IBD), Symbicort (with formoterol) (1) ·
Quviviq (1) ·
Remeron (US brand discontinued; generic widely available), Remeron SolTab (ODT) (1) ·
Sinequan (oral antidepressant, US brand discontinued), Silenor (low-dose for insomnia), Prudoxin / Zonalon (topical cream) (1) ·
Vasotec, Vasotec IV, Epaned (1)
Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (3) ·
secondary amine)]] (1) ·
selective COX-2)]] (1) ·
the first approved (1) ·
[[:Category:ACE_inhibitors|ACE inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Analgesics|Analgesic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antidepressants|Antidepressant]] (4) ·
[[:Category:Antihistamines|Antihistamine (potent H1)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihistamines|Antihistamine]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Cephalosporins|Cephalosporin (third-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Corticosteroids|Corticosteroid]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Glucocorticoids|Glucocorticoid]] (1) ·
[[:Category:H1_receptor_antagonists|Histamine H1 receptor antagonist (second-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Inhaled_corticosteroids|Inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Migraine prophylactics|Migraine prophylactic]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Neuropathic pain medicines|Neuropathic pain medicine]] (2) ·
[[:Category:NSAIDs|Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID (1) ·
[[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid (off-label)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid (Silenor low-dose)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Tetracyclic antidepressants|Tetracyclic antidepressant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Tricyclic antidepressants|Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA (1) ·
[[:Category:Tricyclic antidepressants|Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)]] (2)
None (8) ·
Competitive antagonist at OX1R and OX2R. Faster receptor association/dissociation kinetics than suvorexant (~16 sec dissociation vs ~57 sec) hypothesized to support sleep onset, with sufficient duration for maintenance. (1) ·
Competitive antagonist at OX1R and OX2R. First-in-class DORA. Receptor dissociation slower than lemborexant or daridorexant. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"' Therapeutic plasma-level monitoring is standard practice for TCAs given the narrow therapeutic index and the established plasma-level-efficacy correlation. CYP2D6 substrate; CPIC PGx guidance applies for dose individualization'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001A-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000CC9-QINU`"' Mostly excreted unchanged in feces and urine; P-glycoprotein substrate (the basis of the fruit-juice interaction). (1)
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved August 2014). Also studied for insomnia in mild-moderate Alzheimer disease. (1) ·
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Dec 2019) (1) ·
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Jan 2022) (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"' (2) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000026-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000027-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000028-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000099F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009A0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009A1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009A2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009A3-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009A4-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000009DF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E3-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000B81-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000B82-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000B83-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000CCA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000CCB-QINU`"' (1)
10 mg PO 30 min before bedtime (with ≥7 hours of sleep planned) (1) ·
15 mg PO at bedtime, titrate to 30-45 mg/day after 1-2 weeks. '''Counterintuitive dose paradox''': lower doses (7.5-15 mg) are more sedating than higher doses because H1 antihistamine effect dominates at low dose (1) ·
25 mg PO at bedtime (no titration); may increase to 50 mg if 25 mg inadequate (1) ·
300 mg PO BID, or 600 mg PO once daily, ×5-10 days; pediatric 14 mg/kg/d (1) ·
5 mg PO at bedtime; may increase to 10 mg if inadequate (1) ·
5-10 mg PO once daily (2.5 mg if on diuretic or in heart failure); titrate to 10-20 mg BID for HFrEF (1) ·
60 mg PO BID or 180 mg PO once daily (1) ·
Depression (rarely used now): 25-75 mg PO at bedtime, titrate to 150 mg/day. Neuropathic pain / migraine prophylaxis: 10-25 mg at bedtime, titrate by 10-25 mg weekly to 50-100 mg/day. Elderly: 10 mg at bedtime (Beers-list cautions apply) (1) ·
Depression: 25 mg PO TID-QID or 75 mg at bedtime, titrate to 75-150 mg/day. Neuropathic pain: 10-25 mg at bedtime, titrate to 50-100 mg/day. Elderly: 10 mg at bedtime (Beers-list cautions, though less than amitriptyline) (1) ·
Depression: 25-75 mg/day to start, titrate to 75-150 mg/day at bedtime. Insomnia (Silenor): 3 mg PO 30 minutes before bedtime, max 6 mg. Topical (Prudoxin): apply to affected area every 3-4 hours (1) ·
ICS Pulmicort Flexhaler 180-360 mcg BID; intranasal Rhinocort 64 mcg/spray, 1-2 sprays/nostril daily; Entocort EC 9 mg PO daily for active Crohn's; Symbicort 80/4.5 or 160/4.5 mcg, 2 puffs BID (1) ·
Osteoarthritis: 200 mg PO once daily or 100 mg BID. Rheumatoid arthritis: 100-200 mg PO BID. Acute pain: 400 mg loading, then 200 mg every 12 hours (1)
2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg tablets; 1 mg/mL oral solution (Epaned); 1.25 mg/mL IV (enalaprilat) (1) ·
25 mg, 50 mg tablets (1) ·
30, 60, 180 mg tablets; 30 mg ODT; 6 mg/mL oral suspension; all OTC (1) ·
300 mg capsules; 125, 250 mg/5 mL suspension (1) ·
5 mg, 10 mg tablets (1) ·
5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg, 20 mg tablets (1) ·
Capsules 10, 25, 50, 75 mg; oral solution 10 mg/5 mL (1) ·
Capsules 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 mg; oral concentrate 10 mg/mL; Silenor tablets 3, 6 mg; topical cream 5% (Prudoxin, Zonalon) (1) ·
Capsules 50, 100, 200, 400 mg; Elyxyb oral solution 25 mg/mL (1) ·
Pulmicort Flexhaler DPI 90, 180 mcg/dose; Pulmicort Respules 0.25, 0.5, 1 mg/2 mL nebulized; Rhinocort intranasal 32 mcg/spray; Entocort EC 3 mg capsules; Uceris 9 mg ER tablets and rectal foam (1) ·
Tablets 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 mg (1) ·
Tablets 7.5, 15, 30, 45 mg; orally disintegrating tablets (SolTab) 15, 30, 45 mg (1)
10 mg/d (1) ·
150 mg/day; therapeutic plasma-level monitoring recommended (target 50-150 ng/mL window) (1) ·
180 mg/d (adults) (1) ·
20 mg/d (1) ·
300 mg/day (depression, hospitalized); 150 mg/day outpatient; 6 mg/day for insomnia (1) ·
300 mg/day (historical hospitalized inpatient depression); 150 mg/day outpatient typical ceiling (1) ·
40 mg/d (1) ·
400 mg/day for chronic indications; higher for short-term acute pain (1) ·
45 mg/day (1) ·
50 mg/d (1) ·
600 mg/d (1) ·
ICS ~1280 mcg/d; intranasal 256 mcg/d; Entocort 9 mg/d standard (1)
1-2 hours (1) ·
30-60 minutes (1) ·
BP effect 1 hour; max at 4-6 hours (1) ·
Hours (1) ·
Inhaled: bronchial effect 1-2 weeks; oral GI effect 1-2 weeks (1) ·
Pain and migraine prophylaxis effect 1-4 weeks; antidepressant effect 4-6 weeks (1) ·
Sleep effect from first dose; analgesic and migraine-prophylaxis effect 1-4 weeks; antidepressant effect 4-6 weeks (1) ·
Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks (2) ·
~30 min (3)
18-44 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000020-QINU`"' (1) ·
20-40 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000023-QINU`"' (1) ·
Amitriptyline 10-50 hours (highly variable); nortriptyline active metabolite 18-44 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"' (1) ·
~1.7 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E4-QINU`"' (1) ·
~11 hours (enalaprilat, the active metabolite)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000B84-QINU`"' (1) ·
~11 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000029-QINU`"' (1) ·
~12 hours (1) ·
~14 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CCC-QINU`"' (1) ·
~15 hours (parent); nordoxepin active metabolite ~30 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000020-QINU`"' (1) ·
~17-19 hours (longer than daridorexant) (1) ·
~2-3.6 hours (plasma)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009A5-QINU`"' (1) ·
~8 hours (shorter than suvorexant and lemborexant) (1)
16-21% capsule, 25% suspension (oral; iron and antacids reduce absorption substantially)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E5-QINU`"' (1) ·
~30% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"' (1) ·
~33% (oral; fruit juices including grapefruit, orange, and apple reduce absorption substantially via OATP1A2 inhibition — distinctive interaction not seen with most other H1s)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000CCD-QINU`"' (1) ·
~44% (1) ·
~50% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"' (1) ·
~50% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000027-QINU`"' (1) ·
~50% (oral; substantial first-pass)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`"' (1) ·
~6-13% inhaled lung deposition; ~10% oral (Entocort EC; extensive first-pass via CYP3A4 — this is the basis of the favorable hepatic-targeted local-effect profile in IBD)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009A6-QINU`"' (1) ·
~60% (oral; food does not affect absorption)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000B85-QINU`"' (1) ·
~62% (1) ·
~82% (1) ·
~99% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002A-QINU`"' (1)
'''Contraindicated in pregnancy''' (all trimesters); fetal renal injury, oligohydramnios, skull hypoplasia, hypotension. Stop on detection'"`UNIQ--ref-00000B86-QINU`"' (1) ·
Avoid from 20 weeks gestation onward per FDA's 2020 expanded NSAID warning (fetal renal dysfunction, oligohydramnios); contraindicated from 30 weeks (risk of premature ductus arteriosus closure)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002B-QINU`"' (1) ·
Generally considered safe in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe; loratadine and cetirizine have more pregnancy data and are typically preferred.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited data; avoid (3) ·
Limited human data; some observational signals reassuring relative to other antidepressants.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Long the preferred ICS in pregnancy (Pulmicort) due to the most pregnancy data among the class.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Older agent with substantial use experience; observational signals not clearly causal.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
TCA class signal; limited human data specific to doxepin.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
TCA class signal; limited human data specific to nortriptyline.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
OTC (intranasal Rhinocort Allergy) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (other forms) in US (1) ·
OTC in US (1) ·
Rx, Schedule IV (US) (3) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (3) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000022-QINU`"' (2) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000025-QINU`"' (1) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000028-QINU`"' (1)
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