Drilldown: Medicines

Bupropion / Naltrexone (1)

Contrave (US), Mysimba (EU) (1)

atypical)]] (1) · [[:Category:Anorectics|Anorectic (weight-loss agent)]] (1) · [[:Category:Antidepressants|Antidepressant (bupropion (1) · [[:Category:Fixed-dose_combinations|Fixed-dose combination]] (1) · [[:Category:Opioid_antagonists|Opioid antagonist (naltrexone)]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00001567-QINU`"' (1)

Week 1: 1 tablet (8/90 mg) PO morning; week 2: 1 tablet AM + 1 PM; week 3: 2 AM + 1 PM; week 4 onward: 2 AM + 2 PM (32 mg naltrexone / 360 mg bupropion/d) (1)

8 mg naltrexone / 90 mg bupropion ER tablets (titration-pack design) (1)

32 mg naltrexone / 360 mg bupropion per day (1)

Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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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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Naltrexone ~4 hours (6β-naltrexol metabolite ~13 hours); bupropion ~21 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00001568-QINU`"' (1)

Naltrexone ~5% (oral, extensive first-pass to 6β-naltrexol); bupropion ER ~87%'"`UNIQ--ref-00001569-QINU`"' (1)

Contraindicated in pregnancy (FDA label).<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

None (1)