Drilldown: Medicines

Sodium bicarbonate (1) · Tea (1)

''Camellia sinensis'' (formerly ''Thea sinensis'') (1) · Neut, many generic; OTC oral: Alka-Seltzer (with aspirin/citric acid), baking soda (1)

Caffeine plant (1) · Excitantia (1) · Plant Medicine (1) · [[:Category:Antacids|Antacid]] (1) · [[:Category:Electrolyte_replacements|Electrolyte replacement]] (1)

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) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000016-QINU`"' Bicarbonate is not benign: high-volume use produces hypernatremia, metabolic alkalosis, hypokalemia, and (in arrest) paradoxical intracellular acidosis'"`UNIQ--ref-00000017-QINU`"'. (1)

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IV: 1 mEq/kg bolus in arrest indication, then titrated to ABG and clinical status; PO: 325-2000 mg up to QID as antacid (1) · One cup (~40–60 mg caffeine; about half of brewed coffee) (1)

4.2%, 7.5%, 8.4% IV (1 mEq/mL at 8.4%); 325, 650 mg oral tablets; bulk powder (1) · Dried leaves, infused. Six major processings: white, green, yellow, oolong, black, pu-erh (1)

None (1) · No fixed maximum; titrated to pH and bicarbonate level; chronic high oral doses cause metabolic alkalosis and volume overload (1)

None · Oral · IV · topical · IM · intranasal · rectal · Subcutaneous · topical ophthalmic · ophthalmic · intramuscular · intravenous · transdermal · vaginal · Subcutaneous (abdomen · sublingual · thigh · inhaled · SC · intra-articular

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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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3–4 h (1) · IV: hours, dependent on ongoing acid load; oral antacid: ~30 minutes (1)

Not applicable (electrolyte and buffer) (1) · ~5 h (caffeine) (1)

None (1) · 100% (IV); rapidly neutralized by gastric acid (oral) (1)

None (1) · Routine antacid and acidosis correction acceptable (1)

None (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] for IV formulations; OTC for oral (1)