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& duration :
2-4 hours; headache recurrence rate ~20-30% within 24 hours or
24 hours (once-daily dosing)
& duration :
2-4 hours; headache recurrence rate ~20-30% within 24 hours or
24 hours (once-daily dosing) Use the filters below to narrow your results.
generic:
brand:
Aricept (oral), Adlarity (transdermal patch) (1) ·
Celexa (1) ·
Imitrex (oral, injectable, nasal), Tosymra (nasal spray), Onzetra Xsail (nasal powder), Zembrace SymTouch (low-dose autoinjector), Sumavel DosePro (needle-free SC) (1) ·
Lexapro (1) ·
Paxil (IR), Paxil CR (controlled-release), Brisdelle (low-dose for menopausal vasomotor symptoms), Pexeva (paroxetine mesylate) (1)
classes:
[[:Category:Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors|Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Analgesics|Analgesic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Anti-dementia medicines|Anti-dementia medicine]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antidepressants|Antidepressant]] (3) ·
[[:Category:Antimigraine medicines|Antimigraine medicine]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Anxiolytics|Anxiolytic]] (2) ·
[[:Category:SSRIs|Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)]] (3) ·
[[:Category:Triptans|Triptan (5-HT1B/1D agonist)]] (1)
mechanism:
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000013-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000014-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001A-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`"' (2) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000026-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000027-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000028-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000029-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000002A-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
10 mg PO once daily; titrate to 20 mg/day after 1-2 weeks if needed (1) ·
20 mg PO once daily; titrate to 40 mg/day after 1 week if tolerated. Elderly (>60) and hepatic impairment: 20 mg/day ceiling (1) ·
5 mg PO once daily at bedtime; titrate to 10 mg/day after 4-6 weeks. Severe Alzheimer disease: may escalate to 23 mg/day. Adlarity patch: 5 or 10 mg/day applied weekly (1) ·
MDD/GAD: 20 mg PO once daily. Panic disorder: 10 mg titrating to 40 mg. OCD: 20 mg titrating to 40-60 mg. CR: 25 mg/day. Brisdelle: 7.5 mg at bedtime for hot flashes (1) ·
Oral: 50-100 mg at migraine onset, may repeat in 2 hours if needed. SC: 6 mg, may repeat in 1 hour. Nasal: 5-20 mg per nostril, may repeat in 2 hours (1)
preparations:
IR tablets 10, 20, 30, 40 mg; CR tablets 12.5, 25, 37.5 mg; oral suspension 10 mg/5 mL; Brisdelle capsules 7.5 mg (1) ·
Oral tablets 25, 50, 100 mg; SC injection 4, 6 mg autoinjector; needle-free SC 6 mg (Sumavel); nasal spray 5, 20 mg; nasal powder 22 mg (Onzetra Xsail); low-dose autoinjector 3 mg (Zembrace SymTouch) (1) ·
Oral tablets 5, 10, 23 mg; ODT 5, 10 mg; Adlarity transdermal patch 5, 10 mg/day (weekly application) (1) ·
Tablets 10, 20, 40 mg; oral solution 10 mg/5 mL (1) ·
Tablets 5, 10, 20 mg; oral solution 1 mg/mL (1)
fda max:
'''20 mg/day in adults >60 years''' per FDA's 2011-2012 QT-prolongation warning; 40 mg/day in adults ≤60 (1) ·
20 mg/day (adult); 10 mg/day in elderly and in hepatic impairment (1) ·
200 mg/day (oral); 12 mg/day (SC); 40 mg/day (nasal spray); 44 mg/day (Onzetra) (1) ·
23 mg/day (1) ·
50 mg/day (IR); 62.5 mg/day (CR); 60 mg/day (OCD) (1)
routes: (Click arrow to add another value)
onset:
10 minutes (SC); 15-30 minutes (nasal); 30-60 minutes (oral) (1) ·
Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks (1) ·
Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks; full clinical effect 4-6 weeks (1) ·
Antidepressant effect over 1-2 weeks; full clinical effect 4-6 weeks (1) ·
Cognitive effect emerges gradually over weeks to months; ceiling effect at the therapeutic dose (1)
duration: (Click arrow to add another value)
halflife:
2 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000015-QINU`"' (1) ·
27-32 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"' (1) ·
~21 hours (with nonlinear pharmacokinetics from CYP2D6 autoinhibition)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002B-QINU`"' (1) ·
~35 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"' (1) ·
~70 hours (long, supports once-daily dosing without peak-trough variation)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
pregnancy:
None (1) ·
'''Among the least preferred SSRIs in pregnancy.''' Observational signal for cardiac malformations (atrial and ventricular septal defects) with first-trimester exposure, and the most severe neonatal adaptation syndrome of any SSRI with third-trimester exposure'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002D-QINU`"' (1) ·
Limited human data; pregnancy registry data have been broadly reassuring relative to baseline malformation rates.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data; rarely indicated in pregnancy given the patient population.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Observational signal for persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (small absolute risk) and neonatal adaptation syndrome with third-trimester exposure.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
legal:
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000028-QINU`"' (2) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002E-QINU`"' (1)
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