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10 mg/d (adults) or
30 mg/day (adult schizophrenia); 15 mg/day (MDD adjunct) or
600 mg/d
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10 mg/d (adults) or
30 mg/day (adult schizophrenia); 15 mg/day (MDD adjunct) or
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generic:
brand:
Abilify (oral), Abilify Maintena (monthly IM LAI), Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil IM LAI), Abilify Asimtufii (bi-monthly IM LAI), Abilify MyCite (digital ingestion sensor) (1) ·
Claritin, Alavert, Tavist ND (1) ·
Omnicef (discontinued in US under brand); mostly generic (1) ·
Singulair (1) ·
Tessalon, Zonatuss (1) ·
Zyrtec, Zyrtec-D (1)
classes:
[[:Category:Antiasthmatic_agents|Antiasthmatic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihistamines|Antihistamine]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Antitussives|Antitussive]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Atypical neuroleptics|Atypical neuroleptic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Cephalosporins|Cephalosporin (third-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:H1_receptor_antagonists|Histamine H1 receptor antagonist (second-generation)]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Leukotriene_receptor_antagonists|Leukotriene receptor antagonist]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Mood stabilizers|Mood stabilizer]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Neuroleptics|Neuroleptic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Third-generation neuroleptics|Third-generation neuroleptic]] (1)
mechanism:
None (3) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000015-QINU`"' Pediatric ingestion (capsule chewed or punctured) releases the free local anesthetic and causes seizures, cardiac arrhythmia, and death'"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000391-QINU`"' Minimal CYP metabolism; mostly renally cleared unchanged. Cetirizine is the active racemate; levocetirizine is the active R-enantiomer marketed separately'"`UNIQ--ref-00000392-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000061E-QINU`"' Less reliably anticholinergic than first-generation H1s; minimal antiemetic effect. Desloratadine (Clarinex) is the active enantiomer-of-metabolite version marketed as a Rx alternative. (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-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`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000015B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000015C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000015D-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000393-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000394-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000395-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000061F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000620-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000009DF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E3-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
10 mg PO once daily (1) ·
10 mg PO once daily (5 mg in older adults or if sedation occurs) (1) ·
10 mg PO once daily in the evening (adults); 4-5 mg in children (1) ·
100-200 mg PO TID (max 600 mg/d) (1) ·
300 mg PO BID, or 600 mg PO once daily, ×5-10 days; pediatric 14 mg/kg/d (1) ·
Schizophrenia/bipolar mania: 10-15 mg PO once daily, target 15-30 mg. MDD adjunct: 2-5 mg/day, target 5-15 mg. Pediatric autism irritability: 2 mg, titrate to 5-15 mg. Maintena LAI: 400 mg IM every 4 weeks after oral overlap (1)
preparations:
10 mg tablets; 4 mg, 5 mg chewables; 4 mg granules (1) ·
10 mg tablets; 5 mg ODT and chewables; 1 mg/mL oral syrup; combo Claritin-D (with pseudoephedrine, behind-counter) (1) ·
100, 150, 200 mg liquid-filled capsules ("perles") (1) ·
300 mg capsules; 125, 250 mg/5 mL suspension (1) ·
5 mg, 10 mg tablets; 5 mg, 10 mg chewables; 1 mg/mL oral syrup; OTC (1) ·
Tablets 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 mg; ODT 10, 15 mg; oral solution 1 mg/mL; acute IM injection 9.75 mg/1.3 mL; Maintena LAI 300, 400 mg monthly; Aristada LAI 441, 662, 882, 1064 mg (4-8 week dosing); Asimtufii bi-monthly (1)
fda max: (Click arrow to add another value)
onset:
1-3 hours (slower onset than cetirizine; symptom relief somewhat less) (1) ·
15-20 minutes (1) ·
30-60 minutes (1) ·
Bronchodilation within 1-2 hours; full controller effect 1-2 weeks (1) ·
Hours (1) ·
Neuroleptic effect emerges over days to weeks; activation symptoms (akathisia, insomnia) often within days (1)
duration:
halflife:
2.7-5.5 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000015E-QINU`"' (1) ·
8-10 hours (longer in elderly and renal impairment)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000396-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized'"`UNIQ--ref-00000018-QINU`"' (1) ·
~1.7 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E4-QINU`"' (1) ·
~75 hours (long, accumulates over weeks)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000025-QINU`"' (1) ·
~8 hours (parent); ~28 hours (desloratadine, the active metabolite, marketed separately as Clarinex)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000621-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
16-21% capsule, 25% suspension (oral; iron and antacids reduce absorption substantially)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E5-QINU`"' (1) ·
High (oral); not significantly affected by food'"`UNIQ--ref-00000397-QINU`"' (1) ·
High (oral; food prolongs absorption modestly)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000622-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"' (1) ·
~64% (oral; not significantly affected by food)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000015F-QINU`"' (1) ·
~87% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000026-QINU`"' (1)
pregnancy:
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; pregnancy registries do not show increased major malformation risk.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe; widely used. Levocetirizine (the R-enantiomer) is an alternative with similar safety.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe; widely used. Loratadine and cetirizine are the most-recommended 2nd-gen H1s in pregnancy and lactation.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data; animal reproductive studies not conducted<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data; signal for neonatal extrapyramidal symptoms and withdrawal with third-trimester exposure.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
legal:
None (1) ·
OTC in US (2) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. '''FDA Boxed Warning (2020):''' neuropsychiatric events including agitation, depression, sleep disturbance, and suicidal thoughts; benefit-risk should be reassessed regularly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000160-QINU`"'. (1)
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