Comparing Austedo vs Tetrabenazine
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Prescribed for Tardive Dyskinesia, Huntington's Disease. Austedo may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Huntington's Disease. May also be prescribed off label for Tardive Dyskinesia. |
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Prescription only |
Prescription only |
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Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
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5.5
For Tardive Dyskinesia: By all appearances on their website, this drug works by lowering dopamine levels, which is effectively the same as taking higher doses of antipsychotics/neuroletpics. Yes, you MAY be able to 'hide' tardive dyskinesia (TD) by increasing your antipsychotic (effectively the same thing as lowering your dopamine levels with austedo) but it will eventually come back stronger. Note well that austedo has some of the same side effects as other neuroleptics, including neuroleptic malignant syndrome and parkinsonism (just like antipsychotics have). Austedo was approved under "fast track" FDA it appears, and I'm guessing didn't get the scrutiny and testing that it probably needed, and boy they're making crazy claims on this drug and charging through the roof (I mean more than a mortgage) for the drug. |
5.0
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Side Effects |
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Common side effects include: drowsiness. See the full Austedo side effects document. |
Commonly reported side effects include: drowsiness, sedated state, bradykinesia, hypertonia, muscle rigidity, depression, exacerbation of depression, akathisia, and restlessness. See the full tetrabenazine side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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Generic Availability |
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Yes (this medicine) |
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Xenazine | ||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
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10 hours |
8 hours |
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CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Summary unavailable. See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
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N/A |
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Drug Interactions |
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A total of 409 drugs are known to interact with Austedo:
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A total of 498 drugs are known to interact with tetrabenazine:
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First Approval Date |
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April 03, 2017 |
August 15, 2008 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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More Information |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
Further information
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For Tardive Dyskinesia: Used Austedo for a patient - Less somnolence than other VMAT2's without any anticholinergic like side effects.