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Bronchodilation 15-30 minutes or
Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose or
Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks
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Bronchodilation 15-30 minutes or
Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose or
Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks Use the filters below to narrow your results.
generic:
brand:
Atrovent (inhaler, intranasal); also generic (1) ·
Mirapex (IR), Mirapex ER (1) ·
Remeron (US brand discontinued; generic widely available), Remeron SolTab (ODT) (1) ·
Requip (IR), Requip XL (extended-release) (1) ·
Sinequan (oral antidepressant, US brand discontinued), Silenor (low-dose for insomnia), Prudoxin / Zonalon (topical cream) (1)
classes:
[[:Category:Antidepressants|Antidepressant]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Antihistamines|Antihistamine (potent H1)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antimuscarinics|Antimuscarinic]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Antiparkinsonians|Antiparkinsonian]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Bronchodilators|Bronchodilator]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Dopamine agonists|Dopamine D2/D3 receptor agonist (non-ergot)]] (2) ·
[[:Category:Short-acting_muscarinic_antagonists|Short-acting muscarinic antagonist (SAMA)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid (off-label)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Sleep aids|Sleep aid (Silenor low-dose)]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Tetracyclic antidepressants|Tetracyclic antidepressant]] (1) ·
[[:Category:Tricyclic antidepressants|Tricyclic antidepressant (TCA)]] (1)
mechanism:
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000013-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000014-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000017-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000018-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000019-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001A-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001B-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001C-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000001D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000001F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000020-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000021-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000022-QINU`"' (1) ·
'"`UNIQ--vote-00000F78-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F79-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000F7A-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
15 mg PO at bedtime, titrate to 30-45 mg/day after 1-2 weeks. '''Counterintuitive dose paradox''': lower doses (7.5-15 mg) are more sedating than higher doses because H1 antihistamine effect dominates at low dose (1) ·
Depression: 25-75 mg/day to start, titrate to 75-150 mg/day at bedtime. Insomnia (Silenor): 3 mg PO 30 minutes before bedtime, max 6 mg. Topical (Prudoxin): apply to affected area every 3-4 hours (1) ·
Nebulized 500 mcg q6-8h (or with albuterol as DuoNeb); MDI 17 mcg/puff, 2 puffs QID; nasal 0.03% or 0.06% spray BID-TID (1) ·
Parkinson disease: 0.125 mg PO TID, titrate weekly to maintenance ~1.5 mg TID. Restless legs syndrome: 0.125 mg PO 2-3 hours before bedtime, titrate to 0.5 mg/day if needed (1) ·
Parkinson disease: 0.25 mg PO TID, titrate weekly. Restless legs syndrome: 0.25 mg PO 1-3 hours before bedtime, titrate to 4 mg/day if needed (1)
preparations:
Atrovent HFA 17 mcg/actuation MDI; 500 mcg/2.5 mL nebulizer solution; 0.03% and 0.06% intranasal sprays; with albuterol as DuoNeb / Combivent Respimat (1) ·
Capsules 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 150 mg; oral concentrate 10 mg/mL; Silenor tablets 3, 6 mg; topical cream 5% (Prudoxin, Zonalon) (1) ·
IR tablets 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5 mg; ER tablets 0.375, 0.75, 1.5, 2.25, 3, 3.75, 4.5 mg (1) ·
IR tablets 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 mg; XL tablets 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 mg (1) ·
Tablets 7.5, 15, 30, 45 mg; orally disintegrating tablets (SolTab) 15, 30, 45 mg (1)
fda max:
routes:
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duration:
halflife:
20-40 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000023-QINU`"' (1) ·
8-12 hours (longer in elderly and renal impairment)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"' (1) ·
~15 hours (parent); nordoxepin active metabolite ~30 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000020-QINU`"' (1) ·
~2 hours (plasma; minimal relevance — local-action drug)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F7B-QINU`"' (1) ·
~6 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000015-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
>90% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001C-QINU`"' (1) ·
Inhaled lung deposition with minimal systemic absorption (the basis of the favorable safety profile vs systemic antimuscarinics)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000F7C-QINU`"' (1) ·
~30% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"' (1) ·
~50% (oral; substantial first-pass)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000024-QINU`"' (1) ·
~55% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000016-QINU`"' (1)
pregnancy:
Limited data; generally considered acceptable when needed.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data; rarely indicated in pregnancy given the typical patient population.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
Limited human data; some observational signals reassuring relative to other antidepressants.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1) ·
TCA class signal; limited human data specific to doxepin.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)
legal:
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (3) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000022-QINU`"' (1) ·
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US. Carries the antidepressant '''Boxed Warning''' for suicidality in children, adolescents, and young adults'"`UNIQ--ref-00000025-QINU`"' (1)
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