Drilldown: Medicines

Acyclovir (1) · Bisoprolol (1) · Nebivolol (1)

Bystolic (1) · Zebeta (1) · Zovirax (1)

Beta Blocker (2) · Cardioselective (β1) (1) · Cardioselective (β1) + vasodilator (1) · [[:Category:Anti-herpesvirus_agents|Anti-herpesvirus agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Antivirals|Antiviral]] (1) · [[:Category:Nucleoside_analogs|Nucleoside analog]] (1)

None (1) · Highly β1-selective adrenergic antagonist. Greater selectivity than metoprolol or atenolol. (1) · The d-enantiomer is a highly β1-selective antagonist; the l-enantiomer triggers endothelial nitric-oxide–mediated vasodilation. Unique among beta blockers for this NO mechanism. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000059D-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000636-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000637-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000638-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000909-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000090A-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000090B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000090C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000090D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000090E-QINU`"' (1)

2.5–5 mg daily (HTN); 1.25 mg daily (HFrEF, slow titration) (1) · 5 mg daily (1) · Initial genital herpes 400 mg PO TID × 7-10 days; episodic 800 mg TID × 2 days; suppression 400 mg BID; herpes zoster 800 mg 5×/day × 7 days; HSV encephalitis 10 mg/kg IV q8h × 14-21 days (1)

2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg tabs (1) · 200, 400, 800 mg tablets; 200 mg capsules; 200 mg/5 mL suspension; 500, 1000 mg IV vials; 5% cream and ointment (topical) (1) · 5, 10 mg tabs (1)

20 mg/d (1) · 40 mg/d (1) · Indication-specific; high-dose IV regimens for encephalitis or disseminated disease (1)

None · Oral · IV · topical · IM · intranasal · rectal · Subcutaneous · Topical ophthalmic · ophthalmic · intramuscular · intravenous · transdermal · vaginal · Subcutaneous (abdomen · sublingual · thigh · inhaled · SC · intra-articular

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1–2 h (2) · Symptom relief within 24-48 hours of starting episodic treatment (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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9–12 h (1) · ~10 h (CYP2D6 extensive metabolizers); up to 31 h (poor metabolizers) (1) · ~3 hours; significantly prolonged in renal impairment'"`UNIQ--ref-0000090F-QINU`"' (1)

~12% (extensive metabolizers); ~96% (poor metabolizers) (1) · ~20% (oral; valacyclovir prodrug raises this to ~55%)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000910-QINU`"' (1) · ~90% (low first-pass) (1)

Category C (2) · Widely used in pregnancy for HSV/VZV indications; reassuring registry data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

Rx-only in US (2) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)