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3600 mg/day; off-label doses higher are common but bioavailability saturates well below this or
50 mg/d or
600 mg/d
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3600 mg/day; off-label doses higher are common but bioavailability saturates well below this or
50 mg/d or
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Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (1) ·
[[:Category:Anticonvulsants|Anticonvulsant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antitussives|Antitussive]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-3_agonists|β3 adrenergic agonist]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Cephalosporins|Cephalosporin (third-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Gabapentinoids|Gabapentinoid]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Neuropathic pain medicines|Neuropathic pain medicine]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Overactive_bladder_medications|Overactive bladder medication]] (1)
mechanism:
uses:
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Jan 2022) (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000026-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000027-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000028-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000009DF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000009E3-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4D-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
100-200 mg PO TID (max 600 mg/d) (1) ·
25 mg PO at bedtime (no titration); may increase to 50 mg if 25 mg inadequate (1) ·
25 mg PO once daily; titrate to 50 mg after 4-8 weeks if needed (1) ·
300 mg PO at bedtime night 1, 300 mg BID day 2, 300 mg TID day 3; titrate to clinical effect, commonly 1800-3600 mg/day divided TID (1) ·
300 mg PO BID, or 600 mg PO once daily, ×5-10 days; pediatric 14 mg/kg/d (1)
preparations:
100, 150, 200 mg liquid-filled capsules ("perles") (1) ·
25 mg, 50 mg tablets (1) ·
25, 50 mg ER tablets; 8 mg/mL granules for oral suspension (Myrbetriq Granules, pediatric) (1) ·
300 mg capsules; 125, 250 mg/5 mL suspension (1) ·
Capsules 100, 300, 400 mg; tablets 600, 800 mg; oral solution 250 mg/5 mL; Gralise ER tablets 300, 600 mg (once-daily); Horizant ER tablets 300, 600 mg (gabapentin enacarbil, an inactive parent compound metabolized to gabapentin in vivo) (1)
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bioavailability:
'''Saturable''' via the LAT-1 amino-acid transporter, producing nonlinear pharmacokinetics: ~60% at 300 mg single dose, falling to ~35% at 1200 mg single dose'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002A-QINU`"' (1) ·
16-21% capsule, 25% suspension (oral; iron and antacids reduce absorption substantially)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E5-QINU`"' (1) ·
25 mg: ~29%; 50 mg: ~35%; food reduces absorption'"`UNIQ--ref-00000C4F-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"' (1) ·
~62% (1)
pregnancy:
Generally considered safe in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited data; avoid (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; some signal for cardiac malformations and developmental delay but confounded by maternal disease and polytherapy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
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