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Betamethasone (valerate, dipropionate, sodium phosphate, acetate) (1) · Bumetanide (1) · Cefuroxime (axetil oral, sodium IV) (1) · Clindamycin (1) · Clotrimazole (1) · Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12) (1) · Cyclosporine (ciclosporin) (1) · Dexamethasone (1) · Diazepam (1) · Diphenhydramine (hydrochloride; citrate) (1) · Epinephrine (adrenaline) (1) · Erythromycin (1) · Estradiol (17β-estradiol) (1) · Folic acid (folate, pteroylglutamic acid) (1) · Furosemide (1) · Haloperidol (1) · Hydralazine (1) · Hydrocortisone (cortisol) (1) · Ketorolac (tromethamine) (1) · Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) (1) · Methylprednisolone (1) · Metoclopramide (1) · Metronidazole (1) · Nystatin (1) · Ofloxacin (1) · Ondansetron (1) · Phencyclidine (1) · Prednisolone (and prednisolone sodium phosphate, acetate, etc.) (1) · Progesterone (micronized) (1) · Promethazine (hydrochloride) (1) · Sodium chloride (1) · Testosterone (1) · Timolol (maleate) (1) · Tobramycin (1)

AndroGel, Testim, Axiron, Fortesta (gels); Androderm (patch); Aveed (IM); Striant (buccal); Natesto (nasal); Jatenzo, Tlando (oral undecanoate) (1) · Apresoline (historical); mostly generic; combination with isosorbide dinitrate marketed as BiDil for self-identified Black patients with HFrEF (1) · Benadryl (oral, injectable, topical), Banophen, Sominex (sleep aid), ZzzQuil, Aler-Dryl (1) · Bumex (1) · Ceftin (oral), Zinacef (IV) (1) · Celestone (oral/injectable), Diprolene/Diprosone (topical), Luxiq (foam), Celestone Soluspan (depot IM) (1) · Cleocin (oral, IV); Clindesse, Cleocin (vaginal); Clindets, Cleocin T (topical) (1) · Cortef (oral), Solu-Cortef (IV), many topical brands (Cortizone, OTC); Plenadren, Alkindi (modified-release for adrenal insufficiency) (1) · Decadron (historical), Dexpak (taper pack), Hemady, Ozurdex (intravitreal) (1) · E.E.S., EryPed, Ery-Tab, PCE, Erythrocin (lactobionate IV); topical Erygel, Akne-Mycin; ophthalmic ointment (1) · EpiPen, EpiPen Jr, Auvi-Q, Adrenaclick, Symjepi; many generic (1) · Estrace, Vivelle-Dot, Climara, Divigel, Evamist, Estring, Estraderm, Premarin (CEE, not strictly estradiol) (1) · Flagyl, Metrocream, Metrogel, Metrogel-Vaginal, Noritate (1) · Floxin (oral, US brand discontinued); Ocuflox (ophthalmic); Floxin Otic (otic) (1) · Folvite; mostly generic (1) · Haldol, Serenace, Haldol Decanoate (1) · Lasix (1) · Lotrimin, Mycelex, Gyne-Lotrimin; OTC widely (1) · Many OTC and Rx; Nascobal (intranasal); generic injection (1) · Medrol (oral), Solu-Medrol (IV/IM), Depo-Medrol (depot injection) (1) · Mycostatin, Nystop, Nyamyc, Bio-Statin (1) · Normal saline, NaCl injection, many; nebulized: HyperSal, PulmoSal (1) · Phenergan, Promethegan (suppositories) (1) · Prelone, Pediapred, Orapred ODT, Millipred, Veripred (1) · Prometrium (oral), Endometrin (vaginal), Crinone (vaginal gel), Prochieve (1) · Provera (oral), Depo-Provera (IM contraceptive), Depo-SubQ Provera 104 (SC) (1) · Reglan, Gimoti (intranasal), Metozolv ODT (1) · Sandimmune, Neoral (modified microemulsion, increased bioavailability), Gengraf, Restasis (ophthalmic) (1) · Sernyl (human, withdrawn 1965); Sernylan (veterinary, withdrawn 1978) (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) · Tobrex (ophthalmic), Tobi, Tobi Podhaler, Bethkis (inhaled, cystic fibrosis), generic IV (1) · Toradol (IV/IM, US brand discontinued), Sprix (nasal spray), Acular and Acuvail (ophthalmic) (1) · Valium (oral, IV/IM, rectal), Diastat (rectal gel for breakthrough seizures), Valtoco (nasal spray for breakthrough seizures), Libervant (buccal film) (1) · Zofran, Zofran ODT (1)

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None (1) · 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) · 10 mg PO/IV/IM QID, '''not to exceed 12 weeks''' (tardive dyskinesia risk); intranasal Gimoti 15 mg BID (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) · 250-500 mg PO QID; 7.5-12.5 mg/kg IV q6h; topical and ophthalmic per formulation (1) · 4-8 mg PO or IV every 8 hours as needed; 16 mg single dose preoperatively for PONV prevention (1) · 500 mg PO TID × 7-10 days (most indications); 2 g single dose for trichomoniasis; 500 mg IV q8h for severe anaerobic infection; rectal 1 g BID (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) · 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) · HRT cyclic: 200 mg PO HS days 1-12 of each month; continuous: 100 mg PO daily; ART luteal support 100 mg vaginal TID or 90 mg gel daily (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) · 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 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) · Oral 1-2 mg daily; transdermal patch 0.025-0.05 mg/d twice weekly; transdermal gel 0.5-1 g/d; vaginal 10 mcg tablet twice weekly for GSM. Always combine with a progestogen in patients with an intact uterus. (1) · Oral 200-400 mg BID; ophthalmic 1-2 drops in affected eye(s) q2-4h initially, then taper; otic 5-10 drops in affected ear 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) · Oral: 4-6 mL (400,000-600,000 units) suspension QID swish-and-swallow; topical: BID-QID; vaginal tablet 1 daily for 2 weeks (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) · Topical: 1% cream BID × 2-4 weeks; vaginal: 1% or 2% cream nightly × 7 days, or 100/200/500 mg vaginal tablet single or 3-day regimens; troche: 10 mg PO five times daily × 2 weeks for thrush (1) · Transplant: 5-10 mg/kg/d divided BID, titrated to trough levels (typically 100-300 ng/mL depending on regimen and post-transplant interval); ophthalmic Restasis 0.05% one drop BID (1) · Volume and concentration titrated to clinical status; symptomatic hyponatremia: 3% NaCl 100-150 mL bolus, reassess (1)

None (1) · 0.225%, 0.45%, 0.9%, 3%, 5% IV solutions; 0.9% nasal spray; 3% and 7% nebulizer solutions; oral tablets (1 g) (1) · 0.4, 0.8, 1 mg OTC; 1 mg Rx; 5 mg/mL injection (1) · 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.5, 2, 4, 6 mg tablets; oral solution; 4, 10, 20, 100 mg/mL IV; intravitreal implant (Ozurdex) (1) · 0.5, 1, 2 mg tablets; 0.25 mg/mL IV (1) · 0.6 mg/5 mL oral solution; Celestone Soluspan 6 mg/mL IM/IA (mix of sodium phosphate + acetate); 0.05% and 0.1% topical cream/ointment/lotion/foam (various salts); augmented betamethasone 0.05% (super-high potency) (1) · 1% topical cream, lotion, solution; 1%, 2% vaginal cream; 100, 200, 500 mg vaginal tablets; 10 mg oral troches; combination with betamethasone (Lotrisone, Rx) (1) · 10, 25, 50, 100 mg tablets; 20 mg/mL IV (1) · 100, 250, 500, 1000, 5000 mcg tablets (OTC and Rx); 1000 mcg/mL injection; intranasal spray; sublingual (1) · 100,000 units/mL oral suspension; 500,000 unit tablets; 100,000 units/g cream, ointment, powder; vaginal tablets (1) · 125, 250, 500 mg tablets; 125 mg/5 mL, 250 mg/5 mL suspension; 750 mg, 1.5 g IV vials (1) · 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 mg oral tablets; 40, 125, 500, 1000 mg IV vials; Depo-Medrol 20, 40, 80 mg/mL IM depot (1) · 2.5, 5, 10 mg oral tablets; Depo-Provera 150 mg/mL IM; Depo-SubQ Provera 104 mg/0.65 mL (1) · 20, 40, 80 mg tablets; 10 mg/mL oral solution; 10 mg/mL IV (1) · 200, 300, 400 mg tablets (mostly generic now); 0.3% ophthalmic solution; 0.3% otic solution (1) · 250, 500 mg base or stearate tablets; ER tablets; ethyl succinate 200 mg/5 mL suspension; 500 mg, 1 g IV (lactobionate); 2% topical solution/gel; 0.5% ophthalmic ointment (1) · 250, 500 mg tablets; 750 mg ER; 500 mg/100 mL IV; 0.75-1% topical gel/cream; 0.75% vaginal gel; suppository (1) · 4 mg, 8 mg, 24 mg tablets; 4 mg, 8 mg orally disintegrating tablets; 4 mg/5 mL oral solution; IV (2 mg/mL) (1) · 5 mg tablets; 5 mg/5 mL, 10 mg/5 mL, 15 mg/5 mL oral solutions (sweetened pediatric); 5 mg/5 mL syrup; ophthalmic 0.12%, 1% suspensions and 1% solution (1) · 5, 10 mg tablets; 5 mg/5 mL solution; 5 mg/mL IV; 15 mg/spray intranasal (1) · 5, 10, 20 mg oral tablets; 100, 250, 500, 1000 mg IV (Solu-Cortef); 0.5%, 1%, 2.5% topical creams/ointments; rectal foam and enemas (1) · 75, 150, 300 mg capsules; 75 mg/5 mL solution; 150 mg/mL IV; 1% topical; 2% vaginal cream (1) · Auto-injectors 0.15 mg (Jr/pediatric), 0.3 mg (adult); 1 mg/mL (1:1,000) ampules for IM/SC use; 0.1 mg/mL (1:10,000) for IV use; 2.25% racemic nebulizer (1) · Gels, patches, IM cypionate/enanthate/undecanoate, buccal tabs, nasal gel, oral undecanoate, subcutaneous pellets (1) · Historical: Sernyl 25 mg tablets, 10 mg/mL injection (human); Sernylan 100 mg/mL injection (veterinary). Illicit: white crystalline powder, oily liquid, "dipped" cigarettes ("wet"), tablets. (1) · IV 10 mg/mL, 40 mg/mL; inhaled 300 mg/5 mL solution (Tobi, Bethkis); Podhaler dry powder; 0.3% ophthalmic solution and ointment (1) · Oral 0.5, 1, 2 mg tablets; transdermal patches (twice-weekly and once-weekly); 0.06% gel; 1.53 mg/spray topical; vaginal ring (Estring); vaginal tablet (Vagifem/Yuvafem); vaginal cream (1) · Oral 100, 200 mg capsules (peanut oil; check allergy); 100 mg vaginal insert (Endometrin); 4%, 8% vaginal gel (Crinone); IM 50 mg/mL (1) · Sandimmune 25, 100 mg capsules; Neoral 25, 100 mg modified soft gel; 100 mg/mL oral solution; 50 mg/mL IV; Restasis 0.05% ophthalmic emulsion (1) · Tablets 10 mg; injection 15 mg/mL and 30 mg/mL; nasal spray 15.75 mg/spray (Sprix); ophthalmic solution 0.4%, 0.45%, 0.5% (1) · Tablets 12.5, 25, 50 mg; oral syrup 6.25 mg/5 mL; suppositories 12.5, 25, 50 mg; injection 25 mg/mL and 50 mg/mL (1) · Tablets 2, 5, 10 mg; oral solution 1, 5 mg/mL; injection 5 mg/mL; Diastat rectal gel 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mg; Valtoco nasal spray 5, 7.5, 10 mg/dose; Libervant buccal film (1) · Tablets 25, 50 mg; capsules; liquid; chewable; topical cream/gel; injection 50 mg/mL (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) · 1 g/d (oral); 6 g/d (IV) (1) · 1 mg/d typical Rx; higher in specific indications (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) · 300 mg/d typical practical limit (toxicity rises sharply above) (1) · 300 mg/day (oral) (1) · 4 g/d (rarely tolerated due to GI effects) (1) · 4.8 g/d (IV severe infection) (1) · 40 mg/d (1) · 40 mg/day (oral, anxiety) (1) · 60 mg/day (oral, hypertension); 0.5% BID (ophthalmic) (1) · 600 mg/d typical practical ceiling in heart failure (1) · 800 mg/d (1) · Formulation-dependent (1) · Indication-dependent; 200-400 mg/d oral typical (1) · Indication-specific (7) · Indication-specific; ACLS no fixed cumulative ceiling (1) · Indication-specific; lowest effective dose for shortest duration is the WHI-era standard (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 fixed maximum; titrated; sodium correction rate in chronic hyponatremia must not exceed 8-10 mEq/L per 24 hours to avoid osmotic demyelination (1) · No strict ceiling; water-soluble vitamin, low toxicity (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) · Topical: BID; troche: 5×/day (1) · Transplant: regimen-specific (1) · ~10 mg/d typical (1) · ~4 g/d (severe systemic infection) (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) · BP effect within hours (oral); IOP reduction within 30 minutes, full effect 1-2 weeks (ophthalmic) (1) · Contraceptive within 24 hours if given in first 5 days of cycle; otherwise backup for 7 days (1) · Days (1) · Days for immunosuppressive effect (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) · Immediate (IV) (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) · 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) · Sedation/dizziness within hours of oral dose; endometrial effects over days (1) · Smoked 2-5 min; insufflated 5-15 min; oral 30-60 min; IV / IM ~5-15 min (1) · Symptom relief within days (1) · Vasomotor relief 2-4 weeks; bone density gains over months (1)

12 hours (1) · 12 hours (oral BID); 24 hours (Timoptic-XE) (1) · 12–24 h (oral); decanoate IM 3–4 weeks (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 (2) · 8-12 hours (2) · 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) · Dosing-frequency dependent (1) · Hours (nasal); ~24 h (gel/patch); 1–2 weeks (cypionate/enanthate IM); ~10 weeks (undecanoate IM) (1) · Hours per application (2) · IV: 1-4 hours; PO: 3-8 hours (1) · IV: ~2 hours; PO: 6-8 hours (1) · N/A (replacement) (2) · Oral: 8-12 hours; vaginal: 24+ hours; IM: days (1) · Roughly 20-25% of an IV bolus remains intravascular at 1 hour (1) · Route- and formulation-dependent (1)