Comparing Biltricide vs Nitazoxanide
| Biltricide | Nitazoxanide |
|
|---|
| Biltricide (praziquantel) | Nitazoxanide |
|
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Beef Tapeworm Infection, Cysticercus cellulosae, Dog Tapeworm Infection, Dwarf Tapeworm Infection, Echinococcus, Fasciolopsis buski - Intestinal Fluke, Fish Tapeworm Infection... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Cryptosporidiosis, Ascariasis, Dwarf Tapeworm Infection, Giardiasis, Amebiasis. nitazoxanide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Dwarf Tapeworm Infection (Hymenolepis nana)
Popular comparisons
|
|||||||
| More about Biltricide (praziquantel) | More about Nitazoxanide | ||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
|
Biltricide has an average rating of 4.0 out of 10 from a total of 3 ratings on Drugs.com. 0% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 50% reported a negative effect. |
Nitazoxanide has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 1 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||
| Drug Class | |||||||||
| Side Effects | |||||||||
|
See also: Biltricide side effects in more detail. |
See also: nitazoxanide side effects in more detail. |
||||||||
| Generic Availability | |||||||||
|
N/A |
|||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
View all Biltricide prices |
We could not find an exact match for this medicine. Try searching the Price Guide directly. |
||||||||
| Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||
|
N/A |
||||||||
| Brand Names | |||||||||
|
N/A |
Alinia | ||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
|
4.5 hours |
N/A |
||||||||
| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
|
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||
| Drug Interactions | |||||||||
|
A total of 106 drugs are known to interact with Biltricide:
|
A total of 27 drugs are known to interact with nitazoxanide:
|
||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||
|
|
||||||||
| Disease Interactions | |||||||||
| First Approval Date | |||||||||
|
December 29, 1982 |
July 21, 2004 |
||||||||
| WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||
| More Information | |||||||||
| Patient resources | |||||||||
| Professional Resources | |||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
** 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
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.