Drilldown: Medicines

None (1) · Methimazole (thiamazole) (1) · Mirabegron (1)

Myrbetriq (1) · Quviviq (1) · Tapazole; outside US Mercazole (1)

Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (1) · [[:Category:Antithyroid_agents|Antithyroid agent]] (1) · [[:Category:Beta-3_agonists|β3 adrenergic agonist]] (1) · [[:Category:Overactive_bladder_medications|Overactive bladder medication]] (1) · [[:Category:Thionamides|Thionamide]] (1)

None (2) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ECD-QINU`"' Agranulocytosis is the most-feared adverse effect (~0.3%, usually first 90 days of treatment; warn patients to seek urgent CBC for fever or severe sore throat). Hepatotoxicity is class-recognized but more often associated with PTU'"`UNIQ--ref-00000ECE-QINU`"'. (1)

Insomnia (sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Jan 2022) (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4D-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ECF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ED0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ED1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000ED2-QINU`"' (1)

10-40 mg PO daily depending on hyperthyroidism severity; titrate by clinical and biochemical response (target TSH/free T4) (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)

25 mg, 50 mg tablets (1) · 25, 50 mg ER tablets; 8 mg/mL granules for oral suspension (Myrbetriq Granules, pediatric) (1) · 5, 10 mg tablets (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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Oral (3)

Biochemical improvement within 2-4 weeks; full euthyroid state 6-12 weeks (1) · Symptom improvement within weeks (1) · ~30 min (1)

24 hours (2) · ~7-8 hours (1)

~4-6 hours (plasma); intrathyroidal accumulation gives a much longer functional duration'"`UNIQ--ref-00000ED3-QINU`"' (1) · ~50 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000C4E-QINU`"' (1) · ~8 hours (shorter than suvorexant and lemborexant) (1)

25 mg: ~29%; 50 mg: ~35%; food reduces absorption'"`UNIQ--ref-00000C4F-QINU`"' (1) · ~62% (1) · ~93% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000ED4-QINU`"' (1)

None (1) · Limited data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Limited data; avoid (1)

Rx, Schedule IV (US) (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2)