Three to four sentences. What it is, what it is for, and the honest catch. The second line carries how long it takes to work before it is fair to judge it.
| Drug class | The family it belongs to |
| Taken as | Tablet, capsule or liquid |
| Typical course | How long people stay on it |
| Time to work | The honest number |
| Prescription only | Yes |
Plain-English definition. What kind of drug it is, what it was originally made for, and what it is used for now.
One paragraph on the mechanism in words a layperson follows.
A second paragraph only if the obvious explanation is wrong.
Weeks 1 to 2. What happens first.
Weeks 2 to 6. The dip, if there is one.
After 12 weeks. What it means if nothing has changed.
Other medicines, food, alcohol and sun that interact with this.
What is checked before starting and during. Leave empty if nothing is monitored.
The absolute contraindications. A gate, not a preference.
The alternatives, and the one-line reason someone would pick each.
Generic versus brand, and whether it usually needs prior authorization.
Rebound, relapse or tapering, and how likely each is.