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DrugLow molecular weight heparin
Dalteparin

Fragmin Low molecular weight heparin The workhorse anticoagulant in hospital practice: subcutaneous dosing once daily, predictable effect, and no need for routine monitoring, allowing home…

DrugSecond-generation H₁-antihistamine
Cetirizine

Zyrlex Cetirizin Sandoz Cetirizin Teva Second-generation H₁-antihistamine First-line treatment for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and chronic urticaria — one tablet daily, available without prescription, with…

DrugIrreversible COX-1 inhibitor
Acetylsalicylic acid

…thromboxane synthesis in platelets for their entire lifespan. This is why a low once-daily dose is sufficient, and why the effect persists for 7…

DrugLong-acting dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Amlodipine

…cornerstone drug for hypertension and stable angina, and the easiest calcium channel blocker to use: once-daily dosing, a half-life of almost two days…

DrugAngiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)
Candesartan

…hydrolysed to candesartan during absorption that binds the AT₁-receptor tightly and slowly reversibly — hence the even effect over 24 hours with once-daily dosing…

DrugBroad-spectrum tetracycline
Doxycycline

…and Borrelia. Near-complete oral absorption and a long half-life make once-daily dosing possible. It is the standard choice in pneumonia in penicillin…

DrugVascular-selective dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker
Felodipine

…Logimax Vascular-selective dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker A highly vascular-selective dihydropyridine given as a modified-release tablet once daily for hypertension and stable angina…

DrugNature-identical glucocorticoid with mineralocorticoid effect
Hydrocortisone

…which is the entire point in adrenocortical insufficiency — and the short duration allows the daily dose to be distributed to mimic the physiological cortisol pattern…

DrugElectrolyte concentrate for potassium replacement
Potassium chloride

…per cent of the body's total potassium store — the plasma value indicates the starting point, not the magnitude of the deficit. Rate, not daily…

DrugHighly selective β₁-blocker
Bisoprolol

…effect relationship without the CYP2D6-dependent variability that makes metoprolol response unpredictable. The half-life of 10–12 hours is sufficient for once-daily dosing.

DrugSGLT2 inhibitor
Dapagliflozin

…with albuminuria, with or without diabetes. The dose is the same — 10 mg once daily — for all indications, making this drug unusually straightforward to manage.

DrugGabapentinoid, ligand to the α2δ subunit of voltage-gated calcium channels
Gabapentin

…and the dose–concentration relationship is non-linear. Hence the wide dose range and three-times-daily regimen. Used in peripheral neuropathic pain and as…