Drilldown: Medicines

Doxazosin (1) · Lorazepam (1) · Terazosin (1)

Ativan (oral, injectable), Loreev XR (1) · Cardura, Cardura XL (1) · Hytrin (US brand discontinued); mostly generic (1)

[[:Category:Alpha-1_blockers|Alpha-1 adrenergic blocker (non-selective)]] (2) · [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (2) · [[:Category:Anxiolytics|Anxiolytic]] (1) · [[:Category:Benzodiazepines|Benzodiazepine]] (1) · [[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (2) · [[:Category:Schedule IV controlled substances|Schedule IV controlled substance]] (1)

None (2) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000111B-QINU`"' Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome is a recognized class effect. Recently emerging evidence (observational) suggests possible Parkinson's disease risk reduction via PGK1 binding — investigational and not a clinical indication'"`UNIQ--ref-0000111C-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-00000023-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000024-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000025-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000026-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000027-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000028-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AAD-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AAE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AAF-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000111D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000111E-QINU`"' (1)

1 mg PO at bedtime to limit first-dose syncope; titrate weekly to 5-10 mg (1) · Anxiety: 0.5-1 mg PO BID-TID. Insomnia: 1-2 mg PO at bedtime. Status epilepticus: 4 mg IV (adult), repeat after 5-10 minutes if needed. Acute agitation: 1-2 mg IM (1) · IR 1 mg PO at bedtime, titrate weekly; XL 4-8 mg PO daily (1)

1, 2, 4, 8 mg IR tablets; 4, 8 mg XL tablets (1) · 1, 2, 5, 10 mg capsules and tablets (1) · Tablets 0.5, 1, 2 mg; oral concentrate 2 mg/mL; injection 2 mg/mL and 4 mg/mL; Loreev XR capsules 1, 2, 3 mg (1)

10 mg/day (anxiety, oral) (1) · 16 mg/d (IR); 8 mg/d (XL) (1) · 20 mg/d (1)

intramuscular (1) · intravenous (1) · Oral (3)

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 (2) · 6-8 hours (1)

12-15 hours (intermediate); '''no active metabolites''' (key clinical feature)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000029-QINU`"' (1) · ~12 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-0000111F-QINU`"' (1) · ~22 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000AB0-QINU`"' (1)

>90% (oral; not significantly affected by food)'"`UNIQ--ref-00001120-QINU`"' (1) · ~65% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000AB1-QINU`"' (1) · ~90% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002A-QINU`"' (1)

Limited data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Limited data; rarely indicated in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1) · Some signal for cleft lip/palate with first-trimester exposure (debated); neonatal sedation and withdrawal with third-trimester exposure.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2) · [[USLegal:Schedule IV|Schedule IV controlled substance]] in US. Carries the benzodiazepine class '''Boxed Warning''' for risk of fatal respiratory depression, coma, and death when combined with opioids'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002B-QINU`"' (1)