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None (2) · 0.4 mg PO daily (general prevention); 0.8-1 mg/d in pregnancy; 4 mg/d for women with prior NTD-affected pregnancy; 1 mg/d during methotrexate therapy (1) · 0.5-1 mg PO/IV once or twice daily; titrate to clinical response. Approximate equipotency: bumetanide 1 mg ≈ furosemide 40 mg ≈ torsemide 20 mg (1) · 0.75 mg SC weekly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000053-QINU`"' (1) · 1 drop in affected eye(s) TID (monotherapy); BID with timolol (Cosopt) (1) · 1 drop in the affected eye(s) once daily in the evening (1) · 1 drop in the affected eye(s) once daily in the evening (Lumigan); Latisse applied to upper lash line at bedtime (1) · 10 mg PO/IV/IM QID, '''not to exceed 12 weeks''' (tardive dyskinesia risk); intranasal Gimoti 15 mg BID (1) · 2.5 mg SC weekly × 4 wk (non-therapeutic ramp)'"`UNIQ--ref-000002FB-QINU`"' (1) · 20-40 mg PO/IV; titrate by clinical response. In diuretic-resistant heart failure or CKD, doses to 200 mg or higher may be needed (1) · 250-500 mg PO BID × 7-14 days; IV 1.5 g q8h for serious infections (1) · 4-8 mg PO or IV every 8 hours as needed; 16 mg single dose preoperatively for PONV prevention (1) · 400 mg PO/IV once daily (1) · 500-750 mg PO BID; 400 mg IV q8-12h (1) · 500-750 mg PO/IV once daily (1) · Allergy: 25 mg PO BID-QID. Nausea/vomiting: 12.5-25 mg PO/IM/IV/PR every 4-6 hours. Motion sickness: 25 mg PO 30-60 minutes before travel. '''Pediatric <2 years: contraindicated''' (1) · Allergy: 25-50 mg PO every 4-6 hours. Insomnia: 25-50 mg PO at bedtime. IV (acute dystonia, severe allergic reaction): 25-50 mg slow IV push (1) · Anaphylaxis IM 0.3-0.5 mg (adult) into lateral thigh, repeat q5-15 minutes prn; pediatric 0.01 mg/kg IM (max 0.3 mg, max 0.5 mg in adolescents); cardiac arrest 1 mg IV/IO q3-5 minutes; severe asthma neb 0.1 mg/kg up to 5 mg; never IV bolus for anaphylaxis outside critical care (1) · Antenatal: Celestone Soluspan 12 mg IM q24h × 2 doses; topical: pea-sized amount BID; intra-articular varies by joint (1) · Anxiety: 2-10 mg PO 2-4 times daily. Alcohol withdrawal: 10-20 mg PO/IV every 4-6 hours, symptom-triggered. Status epilepticus: 5-10 mg IV. Breakthrough seizures: Diastat rectal 0.2-0.5 mg/kg or Valtoco intranasal 5-20 mg (1) · Byetta: 5 µg SC twice daily, within 60 min before morning and evening meals'"`UNIQ--ref-000000E3-QINU`"' · Bydureon BCise: 2 mg SC once weekly'"`UNIQ--ref-000000E4-QINU`"' (1) · Contraception: Depo-Provera 150 mg IM every 13 weeks; Depo-SubQ 104 mg SC every 12-13 weeks; oral cycling: 5-10 mg PO daily ×5-10 days for amenorrhea (1) · Formulation-dependent. Gels: 40–50 mg topically daily. Cypionate/enanthate IM: 50–100 mg weekly. Undecanoate IM: 750 mg q10w. Patch: 4 mg/d. (1) · IM: 60 mg single dose or 30 mg every 6 hours. IV: 30 mg every 6 hours. Oral (continuation only): 10-20 mg every 4-6 hours. Sprix nasal: 31.5 mg every 6-8 hours. '''Maximum 5 days total combined use''' (1) · Indication-specific: 0.5-9 mg PO/IV daily for inflammation; 4 mg IV q6h for cerebral edema; 40 mg PO once weekly in MM; 6 mg PO/IV daily ×10 days for severe COVID-19; 0.6 mg/kg PO single dose for croup (max 16 mg) (1) · Intranasal 0.1% or 0.15%: 1-2 sprays/nostril BID; ophthalmic 0.05%: 1 drop in each eye BID (1) · IV: traditional 1-1.7 mg/kg q8h or extended-interval 5-7 mg/kg q24h with target-trough monitoring; inhaled CF 300 mg BID × 28 days on / 28 days off; ophthalmic 1-2 drops in affected eye(s) q4h (1) · No current medical indication. Historical anesthetic dose 0.25 mg/kg IV (Sernyl). (1) · Ophthalmic 1 drop in affected eye(s) TID; topical Mirvaso 0.33% gel applied to face daily (1) · Ophthalmic 1 drop in each eye every 8-12 hours (1) · Ophthalmic Pataday 0.7%: 1 drop in each eye once daily (24-hour formulation); Patanol 0.1% BID; intranasal Patanase 2 sprays/nostril BID (1) · Oral 300-450 mg PO QID; IV 600-900 mg q8h; topical 1% solution/gel BID; vaginal 100 mg ovule × 3 days or 2% cream × 7 days (1) · Ozempic: 0.25 mg SC weekly × 4 wk'"`UNIQ--ref-00000245-QINU`"' · Wegovy: 0.25 mg SC weekly × 4 wk'"`UNIQ--ref-00000246-QINU`"' · Rybelsus: 3 mg PO daily × 30 d'"`UNIQ--ref-00000247-QINU`"' (1) · Pediatric 1-2 mg/kg/d (max 60 mg) PO for asthma exacerbation; adult dosing similar to prednisone milligram-for-milligram (~1:1 potency) (1) · Physiologic replacement 15-25 mg/d divided (e.g., 10 mg AM, 5 mg noon, 5 mg afternoon); stress dose 50-100 mg IV q6-8h; adrenal crisis 100 mg IV then 50-100 mg q6h; topical 0.5-2.5% applied 2-4×/d (1) · PO 10 mg QID; IV 5-10 mg every 20-30 minutes for hypertensive emergency (1) · PO Medrol Dosepak (5-day taper from 24 mg to 4 mg) is the prototypic short-course outpatient regimen; IV pulse 1 g daily for 3-5 days for MS relapse; intra-articular 4-80 mg per joint q1-5 weeks (1) · Replacement: 1000 mcg IM daily for 1 week, then weekly for 4 weeks, then monthly; or 1000-2000 mcg PO daily (effective even in pernicious anemia via passive diffusion); intranasal 500 mcg weekly (1) · Victoza: 0.6 mg SC daily × 1 wk'"`UNIQ--ref-00000181-QINU`"' · Saxenda: 0.6 mg SC daily × 1 wk'"`UNIQ--ref-00000182-QINU`"' (1)

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None (1) · 1 drop per eye q8-12h (1) · 1 drop/eye/day (more frequent dosing reduces efficacy) (1) · 1 g/d (oral); 6 g/d (IV) (1) · 1 mg/d typical Rx; higher in specific indications (1) · 1.8 mg/day SC (Victoza, T2DM)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000185-QINU`"' · 3.0 mg/day SC (Saxenda, obesity)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000186-QINU`"' (1) · 10 µg twice daily (Byetta)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000E7-QINU`"' · 2 mg once weekly (Bydureon BCise)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000E8-QINU`"' (1) · 100 mg/day (adult) (1) · 120 mg/day (IV/IM); 40 mg/day (oral); '''5-day maximum total combined therapy''' to mitigate the GI bleeding, AKI, and platelet dysfunction risks (1) · 15 mg/wk SC'"`UNIQ--ref-000002FE-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-000002FF-QINU`"' (1) · 2 mg/wk SC (Ozempic)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000024B-QINU`"' · 2.4 mg/wk SC (Wegovy)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000024C-QINU`"' · 14 mg PO daily (Rybelsus)'"`UNIQ--ref-0000024D-QINU`"' (1) · 2 sprays/nostril BID (1) · 300 mg/d typical practical limit (toxicity rises sharply above) (1) · 300 mg/day (oral) (1) · 4.5 mg/wk SC'"`UNIQ--ref-00000055-QINU`"' (1) · 4.8 g/d (IV severe infection) (1) · 40 mg/d (1) · 40 mg/day (oral, anxiety) (1) · 400 mg/d (1) · 600 mg/d typical practical ceiling in heart failure (1) · 750 mg/d (1) · Formulation-dependent (1) · Indication-specific (6) · Indication-specific; ACLS no fixed cumulative ceiling (1) · IV: monitored by levels (trough <1 mg/L for extended-interval; <2 mg/L for traditional) (1) · N/A (no current medical indication) (1) · No formal hard ceiling; in MOUD maintenance, doses typically remain at or below 120 mg/day with higher doses reserved for documented under-treatment after careful clinical assessment (1) · No strict ceiling; water-soluble vitamin, low toxicity (1) · Once daily (Pataday 0.7%); BID (other ophthalmic) (1) · One drop per eye per day (1) · Single doses ≤16 mg (FDA 2012 advisory withdrew the 32 mg single IV dose for QT-prolongation risk); 24-32 mg/d divided (1) · TID per eye (2) · ~10 mg/d typical (1) · ~1500 mg/d (oral); 1200 mg/d (IV) (1)

15 minutes (1) · 15-30 minutes (oral); 1-2 minutes (IV) (1) · 15-60 minutes (oral); 1-5 minutes (IV); 4-10 minutes (rectal or intranasal) (1) · 20 minutes (oral); 5 minutes (IV) (1) · 30 minutes (IM); 30-60 minutes (oral) (1) · 30 minutes PO; minutes IV (1) · Contraceptive within 24 hours if given in first 5 days of cycle; otherwise backup for 7 days (1) · Glycemic effect within days; full weight effect over months'"`UNIQ--ref-00000301-QINU`"' (1) · Glycemic effect within days; near-maximal HbA1c effect by 4 weeks at any given dose'"`UNIQ--ref-00000057-QINU`"' (1) · Glycemic effect within days; weight effect over weeks to months'"`UNIQ--ref-00000188-QINU`"' (1) · Glycemic effect within days;[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]] full weight effect over months'"`UNIQ--ref-00000250-QINU`"' (1) · Glycemic effect within hours (Byetta); weeks (Bydureon, extended-release microsphere)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000EA-QINU`"' (1) · Hematologic response within days (1) · Hours (9) · Hours (systemic); minutes (ophthalmic) (1) · Hours (transdermal); days (IM esters) (1) · IM: 5-10 minutes; IV: seconds; nebulized: 5-10 minutes (1) · IOP lowering at 1 hour; max at 2-3 hours (1) · IOP lowering at 2 hours; max at 4 hours (1) · IOP lowering at 3-4 hours; maximum at 8-12 hours (1) · IOP lowering at 4 hours, maximum at 8-12 hours; eyelash effect after 2 months (1) · IV pulse: hours; PO: hours; intra-articular: days (1) · IV/IM 1-3 minutes; PO 30-60 minutes (1) · IV: 5 minutes; PO: 30-60 minutes (1) · IV: 5-20 minutes; PO: 30-60 minutes (1) · Oral analgesic effect 30-60 minutes; opioid-withdrawal suppression 30 minutes (oral); IV ~10 minutes (1) · PO 1–2 h; IM 30–60 min; IV 5–20 min (1) · PO 30-60 minutes; IV minutes (1) · Reticulocyte response at 3-5 days; neurologic recovery weeks to months (and may be incomplete if longstanding) (1) · Smoked 2-5 min; insufflated 5-15 min; oral 30-60 min; IV / IM ~5-15 min (1) · Symptom relief within 30-60 minutes (1) · Within minutes (1)

12 hours (1) · 12–24 h (oral); decanoate IM 3–4 weeks (1) · 24 hours (4) · 24 hours (0.7% formulation); 8-12 hours (lower-strength) (1) · 4-12 hours (1) · 4-6 hours (5) · 4-8 hours typical; longer at high doses; residual cognitive and perceptual effects up to 48 hours (1) · 5-15 minutes (1) · 6-12 hours systemic (1) · 6-24 hours (parent); much longer when accounting for the long-lived active metabolites (1) · 6-8 hours (1) · 8-12 hours (4) · 8-12 hours (TID dosing needed) (1) · Analgesic effect 4-8 hours (much shorter than half-life would suggest, due to receptor kinetics); MOUD effect (opioid withdrawal suppression) 24-36 hours per single daily dose (1) · Biologic 12-36 hours (intermediate-acting) (1) · Biologic 12-36 hours (intermediate-acting); Depo-Medrol depot weeks (1) · Biologic 36-54 hours (long-acting) (1) · Biologic 36-72 hours (long-acting) (1) · Biologic ~8-12 hours (short-acting) (1) · Depot IM 13 weeks (designed); often persists longer (1) · Hours (nasal); ~24 h (gel/patch); 1–2 weeks (cypionate/enanthate IM); ~10 weeks (undecanoate IM) (1) · IV: 1-4 hours; PO: 3-8 hours (1) · IV: ~2 hours; PO: 6-8 hours (1) · N/A (replacement) (2) · ~10 hours (Byetta)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000EB-QINU`"' · ~7 days steady-state (Bydureon, after ~6–7 weeks of weekly dosing to reach steady state)'"`UNIQ--ref-000000EC-QINU`"' (1) · ~24 h (daily dosing)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000189-QINU`"' (1) · ~7 days (weekly dosing)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000058-QINU`"' (1) · ~7 days (weekly dosing)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000302-QINU`"' (1) · ~7 days (weekly SC dosing)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000251-QINU`"' · ~24 h (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000252-QINU`"' (1)

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