Bleomycin Alternatives Compared
| Bleomycin | Opdivo (nivolumab) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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| Bleomycin | Opdivo (nivolumab) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Testicular Cancer, Malignant Pleural Effusion, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Bleomycin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. View more |
Prescription only
Opdivo is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that may be used to treat many different cancers including melanoma, bladder cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer. Fatigue, skin... View more |
Prescription only
Keytruda is an immunotherapy treatment called a checkpoint inhibitor that helps your immune system fight cancer and is used to treat many different types of cancer in adults and children including... View more |
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Opdivo has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 95 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% reported a negative effect. |
Keytruda has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 257 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 47% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Bleo 15k |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 hours |
640.8 hours |
624 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA 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. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 273 drugs are known to interact with Bleomycin:
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A total of 594 drugs are known to interact with Opdivo:
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A total of 594 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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July 31, 1973 |
December 22, 2014 |
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1 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.
See also:
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Keytruda
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Velban
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Blenoxane
Blenoxane is used for hodgkin's lymphoma, non-hodgkin's lymphoma, squamous cell carcinoma ...
Toposar
Toposar is used for cancer, hodgkin's lymphoma, ovarian cancer, small cell lung cancer, testicular cancer
Dactinomycin
Dactinomycin is used for cancer, ewing's sarcoma, osteoarthritis, osteosarcoma, ovarian cancer ...
Vinblastine
Vinblastine is used for breast cancer, cancer, choriocarcinoma, histiocytosis, hodgkin's lymphoma ...
Ifosfamide
Ifosfamide is used for cancer, cervical cancer, testicular cancer
Further information
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