Drilldown: Medicines
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Dual orexin receptor antagonist (DORA) (1) ·
[[:Category:5-alpha-reductase_inhibitors|5α-reductase inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Androgen_modulators|Androgen modulator]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Anticonvulsants|Anticonvulsant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antihyperglycemic_agents|Antihyperglycemic agent]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-3_agonists|β3 adrenergic agonist]] (1) ·
[[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (1) ·
[[:Category:DPP-4_inhibitors|DPP-4 inhibitor]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Incretin_modulators|Incretin pathway modulator]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Overactive_bladder_medications|Overactive bladder medication]] (1) ·
[[:Category:SV2A ligands|Synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) ligand]] (1)
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uses:
Insomnia (sleep onset and/or sleep maintenance) in adults (FDA-approved Jan 2022) (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000052E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000052F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000530-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000C4D-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000117B-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
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) ·
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) ·
Adult: 500 mg PO BID, titrate by 1000 mg/day every 2 weeks. Pediatric: 10-20 mg/kg/day divided BID, weight-titrated (1)
preparations:
1 mg, 5 mg tablets (1) ·
25 mg, 50 mg tablets (1) ·
25, 50 mg ER tablets; 8 mg/mL granules for oral suspension (Myrbetriq Granules, pediatric) (1) ·
5 mg tablets; combination with metformin (1) ·
IR tablets 250, 500, 750, 1000 mg; XR tablets 500, 750 mg; oral solution 100 mg/mL; injection 100 mg/mL; Spritam ODT 250, 500, 750, 1000 mg (1)
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onset:
Anticonvulsant effect within days at therapeutic plasma level; rapid titration possible (1) ·
BPH symptom improvement at 3-6 months; prostate volume reduction over 6-12 months; hair regrowth at 6-12 months (1) ·
Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks (1) ·
Symptom improvement within weeks (1) ·
~30 min (1)
duration:
halflife:
6-8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001F-QINU`"' (1) ·
~12 hours (effective); terminal much longer'"`UNIQ--ref-0000117C-QINU`"' (1) ·
~5-6 hours in young men, ~8 hours in elderly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000531-QINU`"' (1) ·
~50 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000C4E-QINU`"' (1) ·
~8 hours (shorter than suvorexant and lemborexant) (1)
bioavailability:
pregnancy:
'''Considered one of the safest anticonvulsants in pregnancy''', with reassuring monotherapy registry data comparable to lamotrigine and in sharp contrast to valproate, topiramate, and carbamazepine'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"' (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.">[[[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 data; switch to insulin where feasible.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
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