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Vasculera
diosmiplex
Adult Dosing .
Dosage forms: TAB: 630 mg
Special Note
- [prescribing info]
- Info: prescription medical food for use under medical supervision; not FDA-approved or regulated as a drug
- [strength clarification]
- Info: contains 600 mg diosmin/30 mg alka4-complex
chronic venous disease
- [lower extremity]
- Dose: 1 tab PO qd; Info: for clinical dietary management of patients with varicose veins, spider veins, edema, stasis dermatitis, venous ulcers
- [hemorrhoids, acute tx]
- Dose: 1 tab PO tid x4 days, then 1 tab PO bid x9 days; Info: for clinical dietary management of patients with symptomatic flares of hemorrhoidal disease
- [hemorrhoids, maintenance tx]
- Dose: 1 tab PO qd; Info: for clinical dietary management of patients with chronic hemorrhoidal disease
renal dosing
- [not defined]
- renal impairment: not defined
- HD/PD: not defined
hepatic dosing
- [not defined]
Peds Dosing .
Peds dosing is currently unavailable or not applicable for this drug.
Contraindications / Cautions .
- hypersensitivity to ingredient
Drug Interactions .
Overview
diosmin
medical food
- CYP2C9 inhibitor, weak
- CYP2E1 inhibitor, weak
- CYP3A4 inhibitor, weak
- P-gp inhibitor, moderate
- antiplatelet effects
Contraindicated
- cisapride
- colchicine
- eliglustat
Avoid/Use Alternative
- alprazolam
- apixaban
- bosentan
- codeine
- dabigatran
- doxorubicin
- enoxaparin
- ensartinib
- fondaparinux
- hydrocodone
- lenacapavir
- meperidine
- methadone
- neratinib
- oxycodone
- pimozide
- pralsetinib
- propafenone
- relugolix
- repotrectinib
- rivaroxaban
- simvastatin
- sirolimus albumin-bound
- topotecan
- venetoclax
Monitor/Modify Tx
- abemaciclib
- abrocitinib
- acalabrutinib
- ado-trastuzumab emtansine
- afatinib
- aficamten
- alfentanil
- alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E)
- alprostadil intracavernous
- alprostadil intravenous
- alteplase
- amiodarone
- anacaulase topical
- anagrelide
- antithrombin
- argatroban
- asparaginase
- aspirin
- atorvastatin
- avanafil
- avapritinib
- avatrombopag
- axitinib
- bevacizumab
- binimetinib
- bivalirudin
- brentuximab vedotin
- brigatinib
- bromelain
- bromfenac ophthalmic
- cabazitaxel
- cabozantinib
- calaspargase
- cangrelor
- capivasertib
- caplacizumab
- carbamazepine
- carfilzomib
- carvedilol
- celecoxib
- cilostazol
- citalopram
- clopidogrel
- clozapine
- collagenase clostridium histolyticum
- cyclosporine
- cysteamine
- dalteparin
- danshen
- dasatinib
- deferasirox
- defibrotide
- desvenlafaxine
- deuruxolitinib
- diclofenac
- diclofenac ophthalmic
- diclofenac topical
- diflunisal
- digoxin
- dimethyl fumarate
- dipyridamole
- diroximel fumarate
- disopyramide
- docetaxel
- dofetilide
- domperidone
- duloxetine
- edoxaban
- encorafenib
- enfortumab vedotin
- entrectinib
- eplerenone
- epoprostenol
- eptifibatide
- erlotinib
- erythromycin
- escitalopram
- ethanol (alcoholic beverage)
- etodolac
- evening primrose oil
- everolimus
- fedratinib
- felodipine
- fenoprofen
- fentanyl
- fenugreek
- finerenone
- flibanserin
- fluoxetine
- flurbiprofen
- flurbiprofen ophthalmic
- fluvastatin
- fluvoxamine
- fosphenytoin
- fruquintinib
- garlic
- gefitinib
- gemtuzumab ozogamicin
- gepirone
- ginkgo
- glimepiride
- heparin
- hydrocortisone
- ibrutinib
- ibuprofen
- ibuprofen lysine
- icosapent ethyl
- imatinib
- indomethacin
- ivabradine
- ivosidenib
- ixabepilone
- ketoprofen
- ketorolac
- ketorolac ophthalmic
- lapatinib
- lefamulin
- lemborexant
- lenvatinib
- levoketoconazole
- levomilnacipran
- lifileucel
- lomitapide
- lonafarnib
- lovastatin
- lumateperone
- lurasidone
- lurbinectedin
- magnesium salicylate
- mavacamten
- mavorixafor
- meclofenamate
- mefenamic acid
- meloxicam
- methotrexate
- methyl salicylate topical
- midazolam
- milnacipran
- mitotane
- mobocertinib
- monomethyl fumarate
- morphine
- mycophenolate mofetil
- mycophenolic acid
- nabumetone
- naproxen
- nattokinase
- nepafenac ophthalmic
- niacin (vitamin B3)
- nifedipine
- nilotinib
- nimodipine
- nintedanib
- nisoldipine
- nusinersen
- obinutuzumab
- oliceridine
- omega-3-acid
- oxaliplatin
- oxaprozin
- pacritinib
- paroxetine
- pazopanib
- pegaspargase
- pemigatinib
- penicillin G
- pentosan polysulfate sodium
- pentoxifylline
- phenytoin
- piperacillin
- piroxicam
- pirtobrutinib
- pitavastatin
- plasminogen, human
- ponatinib
- porfimer
- prasugrel
- quinidine (antiarrhythmic)
- quinidine (CYP2D6 inhibitor)
- ramucirumab
- ranibizumab
- ranolazine
- red yeast rice
- regorafenib
- remibrutinib
- resveratrol
- reteplase
- revakinagene taroretcel
- ribociclib
- rimegepant
- riociguat
- salsalate
- saw palmetto
- selpercatinib
- selumetinib
- sepiapterin
- sertraline
- sirolimus
- sorafenib
- sotatercept
- sufentanil
- sulindac
- sunitinib
- tacrolimus
- tadalafil
- talazoparib
- taletrectinib
- temsirolimus
- tenecteplase
- tenofovir alafenamide
- tenofovir disoproxil
- ticagrelor
- tipranavir
- tirofiban
- tisotumab vedotin
- tivozanib
- tolmetin
- tolvaptan
- torsemide
- tovorafenib
- trametinib
- trazodone
- treprostinil
- triazolam
- ubrogepant
- upadacitinib
- vadadustat
- valproic acid
- vandetanib
- vardenafil
- venlafaxine
- vilazodone
- vinblastine
- vincristine
- vinorelbine
- vinpocetine
- vorapaxar
- vortioxetine
- warfarin
- willow bark
- zanubrutinib
- ziv-aflibercept
Caution Advised
- aliskiren
- cariprazine
- cobimetinib
- conivaptan
- cyclophosphamide
- daridorexant
- darolutamide
- dihydroergotamine
- elinzanetant
- ergotamine
- fexinidazole
- glecaprevir
- maraviroc
- methylergonovine
- naldemedine
- palovarotene
- pexidartinib
- pibrentasvir
- rilzabrutinib
- roflumilast
- roflumilast topical
- silodosin
- sirolimus topical
- verapamil
Safety/Monitoring .
Monitoring Parameters
no routine tests recommended
Pregnancy/Lactation .
Pregnancy
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit during pregnancy; inadequate human data available; no known risk of fetal harm based on animal data
Lactation
Clinical Summary
weigh risk/benefit while breastfeeding; no known risk of infant harm based on limited human data; no human data available to assess effects on milk production
Pharmacology .
Metabolism: for diosmiplex: colon, liver; CYP450: unknown
Excretion: for diosmiplex: feces, urine; Half-life: 31.5h
Subclass: Vitamins/Nutritionals
Mechanism of Action
for diosmiplex: diosmin incr. smooth muscle contractility, lymphatic contractility and drainage, and decr. oxidative and inflammatory factors induced by venous HTN; alka4-complex buffers stomach acid and counteracts local metabolic acidosis in veins
Formulary .
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