Drilldown: Medicines

Azithromycin (1) · Fluconazole (1) · Khat (1) · Quetiapine (1) · Tea (1)

''Camellia sinensis'' (formerly ''Thea sinensis'') (1) · ''Catha edulis''. Chat, qat, the Flower of Paradise (1) · Diflucan (1) · Seroquel (1) · Zithromax, Z-Pak, Zmax (1)

Caffeine plant (1) · Cathinone source (1) · Excitantia (2) · Plant Medicine (2) · [[:Category:Antifungals|Antifungal (triazole)]] (1) · [[:Category:Azalides|Azalide]] (1) · [[:Category:Dibenzothiazepines|Dibenzothiazepine]] (1) · [[:Category:Macrolide_antibiotics|Macrolide antibiotic]] (1) · [[:Category:Neuroleptics|Neuroleptic]] (1) · [[:Category:Second-generation neuroleptics|Second-generation (atypical) neuroleptic]] (1) · [[:Category:Serotonin-dopamine antagonists|Serotonin-dopamine antagonist]] (1) · [[:Category:Triazoles|Triazole]] (1)

None (2) · Caffeine + theophylline + L-theanine. L-theanine (an amino acid unique to tea) modulates glutamate and produces an 'alpha-wave' calming overlay on caffeine's stimulation, hence tea's reputation as a 'cleaner' stimulant than coffee. (1) · Dopamine D2 and serotonin 5-HT2A receptor antagonist'"`UNIQ--ref-0000008D-QINU`"' '"`UNIQ--vote-0000008E-QINU`"' (1) · Primary alkaloid is (S)-(-)-cathinone, a phenylpropanolamine close kin to amphetamine. Releases dopamine and norepinephrine. Also contains cathine (=norpseudoephedrine) and norephedrine. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000008-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000009-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000008F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000090-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000091-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000092-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F6-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F8-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003F9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003FA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000003FB-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000747-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000748-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A42-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A43-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A44-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A45-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A46-QINU`"' (1)

25 mg (schizophrenia, immediate-release); 50 mg (bipolar mania, immediate-release); 50 mg (Seroquel XR, schizophrenia or bipolar) (1) · 500 mg PO day 1, then 250 mg PO daily days 2-5 (Z-Pak); 1 g PO single dose for chlamydia; pediatric dosing 10 mg/kg day 1, 5 mg/kg days 2-5 (1) · A ''marduuf'' bundle (~50 g fresh leaves) chewed over a couple of hours (1) · One cup (~40–60 mg caffeine; about half of brewed coffee) (1) · Vulvovaginal: 150 mg PO single dose; oropharyngeal: 200 mg PO day 1, then 100 mg daily ×14 days; invasive candidiasis: 800 mg load, then 400 mg PO/IV daily; cryptococcal meningitis: 400-800 mg/d (1)

25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg immediate-release tablets; 50 mg, 150 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg extended-release tablets (Seroquel XR) (1) · 250 mg, 500 mg, 600 mg tablets; 100, 200 mg/5 mL suspension; 2 g ER suspension (Zmax); 500 mg IV (1) · 50, 100, 150, 200 mg tablets; 10, 40 mg/mL oral suspension; 2 mg/mL IV (1) · Dried leaves, infused. Six major processings: white, green, yellow, oolong, black, pu-erh (1) · Fresh leaves and tender twigs chewed; degrades on drying (1)

None (2) · 500 mg/d (typical regimen); single 2 g for Zmax; 2 g for select STIs (1) · 800 mg/d (severe invasive disease) (1) · 800 mg/day (1)

IV (2) · Oral (4) · Oral (buccal absorption) (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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24 hours (1) · 2–4 h (1) · 3–4 h (1) · 6-8 h (immediate-release); 24 h (extended-release) (1) · Tissue half-life supports once-daily and post-treatment effect (1)

None (1) · ~30 hours (long, supports once-daily dosing and substantial drug-interaction window after discontinuation)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A47-QINU`"' (1) · ~5 h (caffeine) (1) · ~6 h (parent compound, immediate-release); ~9-12 h (active metabolite N-desalkylquetiapine, also called norquetiapine) (1) · ~68 hours (terminal; reflects deep tissue accumulation, much longer than plasma)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FC-QINU`"' (1)

None (2) · >90% (oral; not affected by food or gastric pH — a major practical advantage over itraconazole)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A48-QINU`"' (1) · Tablet ~100% relative to oral solution; extensive first-pass metabolism (1) · ~37% (oral; food reduces absorption modestly)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FD-QINU`"' (1)

None (3) · Generally considered safe; commonly used in pregnancy when macrolide indicated.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Pregnancy categories were retired by FDA in 2015. Quetiapine has reassuring active-comparator cohort data without consistent teratogenic signal; among the preferred neuroleptics when treatment is clinically necessary in pregnancy. See pregnancy_details for the full citation set. (1)

None (1) · Schedule I in US since 1993 (despite traditional use elsewhere); legal in Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Prescription only]]; not a controlled substance (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2)