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4 mg/d (schizophrenia); 3 mg/d (AD agitation); 3 mg/d (MDD adjunct) Use the filters below to narrow your results.
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5HT1A activity than aripiprazole (1) ·
5HT2A (1) ·
Atypical antipsychotic (1) ·
D2/5HT1A partial agonist with stronger α1A (1) ·
Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (1) ·
Multimodal antidepressant: SERT inhibitor + 5HT1A agonist + 5HT1B partial agonist + 5HT3/5HT7 antagonist (1) ·
the first approved (1)
mechanism:
None (1) ·
Competitive antagonist at OX1R and OX2R. First-in-class DORA. Receptor dissociation slower than lemborexant or daridorexant. (1) ·
Partial agonist at D2 and 5HT1A. Antagonist at 5HT2A, α1A, α1B, α2C. More potent 5HT2A antagonism, 5HT1A partial agonism, and α1 antagonism (relative to D2 partial agonism) than aripiprazole, proposed to reduce akathisia and enhance affective/cognitive effects. (1)
uses:
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved August 2014). Also studied for insomnia in mild-moderate Alzheimer disease. (1) ·
Major depressive disorder in adults (FDA-approved 2013). Notable for evidence of cognitive benefit (processing speed) that distinguishes it from other antidepressants. (1) ·
Schizophrenia (FDA-approved 2015). Adjunctive treatment of major depressive disorder (2015). '''Agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer disease''' (FDA-approved May 2023, first agent specifically approved for this problem). Investigational for PTSD (combined with sertraline). (1)
starting dose:
10 mg PO 30 min before bedtime (with ≥7 hours of sleep planned) (1) ·
10 mg PO once daily; may increase to 20 mg as tolerated, or decrease to 5 mg if needed (1) ·
Schizophrenia: 1 mg PO daily × 4 days, then 2 mg daily × 3 days, then 4 mg daily. MDD adjunct: 0.5-1 mg daily, increase to 2 mg max. AD agitation: 0.5 mg daily, titrate to 2-3 mg daily. (1)
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