Drilldown: Medicines

Fenofibrate (1) · Khat (1) · Tea (1)

''Camellia sinensis'' (formerly ''Thea sinensis'') (1) · ''Catha edulis''. Chat, qat, the Flower of Paradise (1) · Tricor, Lipofen, Antara, Fenoglide, Lofibra, Triglide, Trilipix (fenofibric acid) (1)

Caffeine plant (1) · Cathinone source (1) · Excitantia (2) · Plant Medicine (2) · [[:Category:Fibrates|Fibrate]] (1) · [[:Category:Lipid-lowering_agents|Lipid-lowering agent]] (1) · [[:Category:PPAR_alpha_agonists|PPAR-α agonist]] (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) · Primary alkaloid is (S)-(-)-cathinone, a phenylpropanolamine close kin to amphetamine. Releases dopamine and norepinephrine. Also contains cathine (=norpseudoephedrine) and norephedrine. (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000004A9-QINU`"' Modest HDL rise; LDL effects mixed. Renally cleared; combination with statin carries elevated myopathy risk (greater for gemfibrozil than fenofibrate, but caution still warranted)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004AA-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000008-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000009-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000004AB-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000004AC-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000747-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000748-QINU`"' (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) · Varies by salt form and brand; e.g., Tricor 145 mg PO daily; reduce to 48 mg in renal impairment (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) · Multiple non-bioequivalent fenofibrate and fenofibric acid formulations: 48-200 mg (1)

None (2) · Formulation-specific (e.g., 145 mg/d Tricor, 200 mg/d Lipofen) (1)

Oral (2) · 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)

None (1) · ~20 hours (fenofibric acid, the active metabolite)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004AD-QINU`"' (1) · ~5 h (caffeine) (1)

None (2) · Increased with food (varies by formulation; the micronized and nanocrystal forms are less food-dependent)'"`UNIQ--ref-000004AE-QINU`"' (1)

None (2) · Limited data; generally avoided unless triglyceride pancreatitis risk is high.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

None (1) · Schedule I in US since 1993 (despite traditional use elsewhere); legal in Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Somalia, Djibouti (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)