Drilldown: Medicines

Calcium (carbonate, citrate, gluconate, chloride salts) (1) · Doxazosin (1) · Terazosin (1)

Cardura, Cardura XL (1) · Hytrin (US brand discontinued); mostly generic (1) · Tums, Caltrate, Os-Cal, Citracal; many generics (1)

[[:Category:Alpha-1_blockers|Alpha-1 adrenergic blocker (non-selective)]] (2) · [[:Category:Antacids|Antacid (carbonate)]] (1) · [[:Category:Antihypertensives|Antihypertensive]] (2) · [[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (2) · [[:Category:Calcium_supplements|Calcium supplement]] (1) · [[:Category:Electrolyte_replacements|Electrolyte replacement]] (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-00000AAD-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AAE-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000AAF-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-0000111D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000111E-QINU`"' (1) · '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B7-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B8-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012B9-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012BA-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000012BB-QINU`"' (1)

1 mg PO at bedtime to limit first-dose syncope; titrate weekly to 5-10 mg (1) · IR 1 mg PO at bedtime, titrate weekly; XL 4-8 mg PO daily (1) · Oral: 1000-1500 mg elemental calcium/day in divided doses for supplementation; IV gluconate 1 g (4.65 mEq) over 5-10 min for hyperkalemia or symptomatic hypocalcemia (1)

1, 2, 4, 8 mg IR tablets; 4, 8 mg XL tablets (1) · 1, 2, 5, 10 mg capsules and tablets (1) · Carbonate 200, 400, 500, 600 mg elemental tablets and chewables; citrate 200, 250, 315 mg elemental; gluconate 1 g (94 mg elemental, 4.65 mEq) IV; chloride 1 g (270 mg elemental, 13.6 mEq) IV (1)

16 mg/d (IR); 8 mg/d (XL) (1) · 20 mg/d (1) · ~2500 mg elemental/d combined diet + supplements (chronic; UL) (1)

IV (gluconate or chloride for acute use) (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) · Variable (1)

Not meaningfully described (electrolyte) (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) · Carbonate ~30-40% (best with food and acid); citrate ~24% (absorbable without acid; preferred in achlorhydria, PPI use, post-bariatric) (1) · ~65% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000AB1-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) · Routinely supplemented in pregnancy; needs higher in pregnancy and lactation.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

OTC (oral supplements) and [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] (IV) in US (1) · [[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (2)