Comparing Austedo vs Tetrabenazine
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| Austedo (deutetrabenazine) | Tetrabenazine |
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Prescription only
Austedo may be used to treat Huntington’s chorea or tardive dyskinesia and works by blocking the action of VMAT2 which is a protein that controls the transfer of chemical messengers between nerves i... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Huntington's Disease. May also be prescribed off label for Tardive Dyskinesia. |
Related suggestions Tardive Dyskinesia
Huntington's Disease
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| More about Austedo (deutetrabenazine) | More about Tetrabenazine | ||||||||||||||||
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No lower-cost generic available |
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Austedo has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 8 ratings on Drugs.com. 38% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
Tetrabenazine has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
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Common side effects include:
See also: Austedo side effects in more detail. |
Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: tetrabenazine side effects in more detail. |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Austedo prices |
View all tetrabenazine prices |
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| Other deutetrabenazine brands include: Austedo XR | Xenazine | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The 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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 434 drugs are known to interact with Austedo:
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A total of 526 drugs are known to interact with tetrabenazine:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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April 03, 2017 |
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| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
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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.
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