Drilldown: Medicines
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brand:
classes:
[[:Category:Antitussives|Antitussive]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Anxiolytics|Anxiolytic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Azapirones|Azapirone]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Beta-lactam_antibiotics|β-lactam antibiotic]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Cephalosporins|Cephalosporin (first-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Cephalosporins|Cephalosporin (third-generation)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Lipid-lowering_agents|Lipid-lowering agent]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Omega-3_fatty_acids|Omega-3 fatty acid]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Serotonin 5-HT1A partial agonists|Serotonin 5-HT1A partial agonist]] (1)
mechanism:
None (4) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000015-QINU`"' Pediatric ingestion (capsule chewed or punctured) releases the free local anesthetic and causes seizures, cardiac arrhythmia, and death'"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"'. (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000004E-QINU`"' The EPA+DHA mix is biochemically and clinically distinct from icosapent ethyl'"`UNIQ--ref-0000004F-QINU`"'. (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001A-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001C-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000050-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-000004ED-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004EE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004EF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004F0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004F1-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-000013CF-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000013D0-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
100-200 mg PO TID (max 600 mg/d) (1) ·
2 g PO BID with meals (4 g/d total) (1) ·
300 mg PO BID, or 600 mg PO once daily, ×5-10 days; pediatric 14 mg/kg/d (1) ·
4 g PO daily (as 4 x 1 g capsules once daily, or 2 capsules BID) (1) ·
5 mg PO TID or 7.5 mg PO BID; titrate by 5 mg every 2-3 days to clinical effect, commonly 30-60 mg/day divided BID-TID (1) ·
500 mg PO every 6 hours, or 250 mg every 6 hours for mild infections (1)
preparations:
0.5 g, 1 g capsules (1) ·
1 g soft gelatin capsules containing ~465 mg EPA + ~375 mg DHA as ethyl esters (1) ·
100, 150, 200 mg liquid-filled capsules ("perles") (1) ·
250 mg, 500 mg, 750 mg capsules; 250 mg/5 mL, 125 mg/5 mL suspension; tablets (1) ·
300 mg capsules; 125, 250 mg/5 mL suspension (1) ·
Tablets 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 30 mg (the 15 and 30 mg tablets are scored for halving and quartering) (1)
fda max: (Click arrow to add another value)
routes:
onset:
'''Anxiolytic effect emerges over 2-4 weeks'''; buspirone does NOT work for acute anxiety, which is the central teaching point and the most common cause of treatment failure (1) ·
15-20 minutes (1) ·
Hours (2) ·
Triglyceride lowering at 2-4 weeks; max at 8 weeks (1) ·
Triglyceride lowering at 4-8 weeks; CV benefit emerges over months (1)
duration:
halflife:
Buspirone 2-3 hours; 1-PP active metabolite 4-6 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001D-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized; tissue incorporation over weeks'"`UNIQ--ref-00000051-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized'"`UNIQ--ref-00000018-QINU`"' (1) ·
~1 hour'"`UNIQ--ref-000004F2-QINU`"' (1) ·
~1.7 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E4-QINU`"' (1) ·
~89 hours (EPA, the active metabolite)'"`UNIQ--ref-000013D1-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
16-21% capsule, 25% suspension (oral; iron and antacids reduce absorption substantially)'"`UNIQ--ref-000009E5-QINU`"' (1) ·
90% (oral; food delays but does not reduce absorption)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004F3-QINU`"' (1) ·
Improved with food'"`UNIQ--ref-00000052-QINU`"' (1) ·
Not well characterized'"`UNIQ--ref-00000019-QINU`"' (1) ·
Substantially improved with high-fat meal; take with food'"`UNIQ--ref-000013D2-QINU`"' (1) ·
~4% (extensive first-pass metabolism)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001E-QINU`"' (1)
pregnancy:
Generally considered safe in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Generally considered safe; widely used.<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 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; older agent with substantial use experience and no clear teratogenic signal.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
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