Drilldown: Medicines

Sucralfate (1)

Carafate (1)

[[:Category:Anti-ulcer_agents|Anti-ulcer agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Mucosal_protectants|Mucosal protectant]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000DBE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000DBF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000DC0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000DC1-QINU`"' (1)

1 g PO QID on an empty stomach (1 hour before meals and at bedtime); 1 g BID for maintenance (1)

1 g tablets; 1 g/10 mL suspension (1)

4 g/d typical (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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Not meaningfully described — sucralfate is essentially non-absorbed'"`UNIQ--ref-00000DC2-QINU`"' (1)

<5% systemic absorption (this is the safety basis)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000DC3-QINU`"' (1)

Generally considered safe due to minimal systemic absorption.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

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