Drilldown: Medicines

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (1) · Finasteride (1) · Insulin degludec (1) · Insulin glargine (1) · Linagliptin (1)

Generic; huge OTC presence (1) · Lantus, Basaglar, Semglee, Toujeo (U-300) (1) · Proscar (5 mg, BPH), Propecia (1 mg, alopecia) (1) · Tradjenta; with metformin Jentadueto (1) · Tresiba (1)

[[:Category:5-alpha-reductase_inhibitors|5α-reductase inhibitor]] (1) · [[:Category:Androgen_modulators|Androgen modulator]] (1) · [[:Category:Antihyperglycemic_agents|Antihyperglycemic agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Antioxidants|Antioxidant]] (1) · [[:Category:Basal_insulins|Basal insulin]] (2) · [[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (1) · [[:Category:DPP-4_inhibitors|DPP-4 inhibitor]] (1) · [[:Category:Incretin_modulators|Incretin pathway modulator]] (1) · [[:Category:Insulins|Insulin]] (2) · [[:Category:Long-acting_insulins|Long-acting insulin analog]] (1) · [[:Category:Ultra-long-acting_insulins|Ultra-long-acting insulin analog]] (1) · [[:Category:Vitamins|Vitamin]] (1) · [[:Category:Water-soluble_vitamins|Water-soluble vitamin]] (1)

None (3) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000237-QINU`"' Binds the same insulin receptor as endogenous insulin with comparable mitogenic-to-metabolic ratio; provides basal hepatic glucose suppression and peripheral glucose uptake without prandial peaks'"`UNIQ--ref-00000238-QINU`"'. (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00001356-QINU`"' Binds the same insulin receptor as endogenous insulin with comparable mitogenic-to-metabolic ratio'"`UNIQ--ref-00001357-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000239-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000023A-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000052E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000052F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000530-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000117B-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E5-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012E8-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00001358-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00001359-QINU`"' (1)

5 mg PO daily for BPH; 1 mg PO daily for androgenetic alopecia (1) · 5 mg PO once daily (no renal dose adjustment, unlike sitagliptin) (1) · General supplementation 75-90 mg/d (RDA); scurvy treatment 100-1000 mg/d for several weeks; megadose claims unsupported (1) · ~10 units SC at the same time daily, or 0.1-0.2 units/kg/d; titrate by fasting glucose (2)

1 mg, 5 mg tablets (1) · 100 U/mL (FlexTouch pen) and 200 U/mL (FlexTouch pen, higher-dose convenience) (1) · 100 U/mL (Lantus, Basaglar, Semglee) vials and pens; 300 U/mL (Toujeo) pens (1) · 100, 250, 500, 1000 mg tablets, chewables, gummies, effervescent; IV (specialty) (1) · 5 mg tablets; combination with metformin (1)

None · Indication-specific · 40 mg/d · 10 mg/d · 20 mg/d · 80 mg/d · 10 mg/d (adults) · 100 mg/d · 4 g/d · 400 mg/d · 40 mg/d typical; up to 240 mg/d for Zollinger-Ellison · 5 mg/d · 50 mg/d · 600 mg/d · No fixed ceiling; titrate to clinical effect and tolerability with CDC opioid prescribing guidance constraints on morphine-milligram-equivalent (MME) totals · No fixed maximum; titrated to TSH target · TID per eye · Titrated to glucose; no fixed ceiling · Titrated to glucose; no fixed maximum · '''20 mg/day in adults >60 years''' per FDA's 2011-2012 QT-prolongation warning; 40 mg/day in adults ≤60

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IV (1) · Oral (3) · Subcutaneous (never IV; not for use in insulin pumps) (2)

1-2 hours (1) · BPH symptom improvement at 3-6 months; prostate volume reduction over 6-12 months; hair regrowth at 6-12 months (1) · Days for symptom improvement in scurvy (1) · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks (1) · ~1 hour (1)

24 hours (2) · >42 hours per dose (effectively flat once at steady state) (1) · Hours (1) · ~24 hours per dose (peakless profile by design) (1)

~10-20 days (steady-state body pool); single dose plasma ~2 hours (1) · ~12 hours (effective); terminal much longer'"`UNIQ--ref-0000117C-QINU`"' (1) · ~12 hours apparent (functional duration ~24 hours due to depot release kinetics)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000023B-QINU`"' (1) · ~25 hours apparent (functional duration well over 42 hours from multi-hexamer depot)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000135A-QINU`"' (1) · ~5-6 hours in young men, ~8 hours in elderly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000531-QINU`"' (1)

~100% from subcutaneous depot (1) · ~100% from subcutaneous depot (by definition of the route) (1) · ~30% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000117D-QINU`"' (1) · ~63% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000532-QINU`"' (1) · ~70-90% at typical doses; saturable at high doses (>500 mg) (1)

'''Pregnant individuals should not handle crushed/broken tablets''' (skin absorption risk); can cause hypospadias in male fetus. Not used in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Insulin is the preferred glucose-lowering therapy in pregnancy; degludec has reassuring observational data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Insulin is the preferred glucose-lowering therapy in pregnancy; glargine has reassuring observational data, though NPH and detemir remain the traditional choices.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Limited data; switch to insulin where feasible.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Safe at routine doses; routinely supplemented in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

OTC in US (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (4)