Drilldown: Medicines

Azithromycin (1) · Dexmethylphenidate (1) · Fluconazole (1) · Sildenafil (1) · Timolol (maleate) (1)

Diflucan (1) · Focalin, Focalin XR (1) · Timoptic (ophthalmic), Timoptic-XE (gel-forming once-daily), Istalol (once-daily 0.5%), Betimol; Blocadren (oral, discontinued in many markets); combination eye drops Combigan (with brimonidine), Cosopt (with dorzolamide) (1) · Viagra, Revatio (1) · Zithromax, Z-Pak, Zmax (1)

CNS stimulant (1) · NDRI (1) · PDE5 Inhibitor (1) · Psychostimulant (1) · [[:Category:Antifungals|Antifungal (triazole)]] (1) · [[:Category:Antiglaucoma medicines|Antiglaucoma medicine]] (1) · [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (1) · [[:Category:Azalides|Azalide]] (1) · [[:Category:Beta blockers|Beta blocker (non-selective)]] (1) · [[:Category:Macrolide_antibiotics|Macrolide antibiotic]] (1) · [[:Category:Migraine prophylactics|Migraine prophylactic]] (1) · [[:Category:Triazoles|Triazole]] (1)

None (3) · Norepinephrine–dopamine reuptake inhibition (DAT, NET), d-threo enantiomer of methylphenidate (1) · Selective inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5), preventing cGMP breakdown in vascular smooth muscle. In the corpus cavernosum, potentiates the NO/cGMP cascade triggered by sexual stimulation. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001A-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000150-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000151-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-00000705-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000706-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A42-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A43-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A44-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A45-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000A46-QINU`"' (1)

None (1) · 50 mg ~1 h before sexual activity (ED); 20 mg TID (PAH) (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) · Ophthalmic: 1 drop 0.5% in affected eye(s) BID (or once daily for XE / Istalol). Oral hypertension: 10 mg PO BID, titrate to 60 mg/day. Migraine prophylaxis: 10 mg BID, titrate to 30 mg/day (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)

None (1) · 25, 50, 100 mg tabs (Viagra); 20 mg tabs and 10 mg/mL oral suspension (Revatio) (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) · Tablets 5, 10, 20 mg; ophthalmic solution 0.25%, 0.5%; ophthalmic gel-forming solution 0.25%, 0.5% (Timoptic-XE) (1)

None (1) · 100 mg/d (ED); 20 mg TID (PAH) (1) · 500 mg/d (typical regimen); single 2 g for Zmax; 2 g for select STIs (1) · 60 mg/day (oral, hypertension); 0.5% BID (ophthalmic) (1) · 800 mg/d (severe invasive disease) (1)

IV (2) · IV (Revatio) (1) · ophthalmic (1) · Oral (5)

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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12 hours (oral BID); 24 hours (Timoptic-XE) (1) · 24 hours (1) · IR 4–6 h; XR 8–12 h (1) · Tissue half-life supports once-daily and post-treatment effect (1) · ~4 h (1)

2.2 h (IR parent); ~3 h (XR parent) (1) · ~30 hours (long, supports once-daily dosing and substantial drug-interaction window after discontinuation)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A47-QINU`"' (1) · ~4 h (1) · ~4 hours (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"' (1) · ~68 hours (terminal; reflects deep tissue accumulation, much longer than plasma)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FC-QINU`"' (1)

>90% (oral; not affected by food or gastric pH — a major practical advantage over itraconazole)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000A48-QINU`"' (1) · ~22–25% (1) · ~37% (oral; food reduces absorption modestly)'"`UNIQ--ref-000003FD-QINU`"' (1) · ~40% (1) · ~50% (oral); systemic absorption from ophthalmic application is clinically meaningful via nasolacrimal drainage'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"' (1)

None (1) · Category B (1) · Category C (1) · 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) · Limited human data; β-blocker class effects include fetal growth restriction and neonatal bradycardia/hypoglycemia.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

Rx-only in US (1) · Schedule II (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (3)