Comparing Bosulif vs Gleevec
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| Bosulif bosutinib Remove Bosulif from your drug comparison | Gleevec imatinib Remove Gleevec from your drug comparison | ||||||||||||||||
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Prescribed for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Bosulif may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Hypereosinophilic Syndrome,... View more |
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Prescription only |
Prescription only |
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Ratings & ReviewsRecent helpful reviews |
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7.0
For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: Every drug I tried, allowed me to only achieve a sub-optimal response. I have been in MMR for over a year. |
8.6
For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: I have been on Gleevec since 2/2006. My white blood cell count went from 350,000 to 75,000 in less then three months. I went into full moleculer remission by 2/2007. Have the BCR-ABL blood test every 6 months and there is no more Philadelphia Chromosome since. I still can get nauseated and once in a while vomit if I do not take my Reglan correctly or take Zofran with it, but that's a minor annoyance since this medicine saved my life. I would have only had a 40% chance of survival if I would have had a bone marrow transplant. This medicine is a 95% chance of survival and I'm just about to that magical mark of 10 years on the medicine. For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: My doctor put me on Gleevec when I was diagnosed with CML five years ago. It has saved my life. I have experienced some of its side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, and continual leg pain, but the benefit of living far outweighs any of the bothersome side effects! |
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Side Effects |
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Common side effects include: diarrhea, abdominal pain, anemia, edema, increased serum alanine aminotransferase, increased serum aspartate aminotransferase, nausea, neutropenia, peripheral edema, thrombocytopenia, and vomiting. See the full Bosulif side effects document. |
See the full Gleevec side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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View all Bosulif prices |
View all Gleevec prices and generic prices |
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Generic Availability |
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No |
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N/A |
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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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22.5 hours |
40 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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Pregnancy Category |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
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 440 drugs are known to interact with Bosulif:
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A total of 611 drugs are known to interact with Gleevec:
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First Approval Date |
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September 04, 2012 |
May 10, 2001 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.
For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: So far this is the second out of four drugs that is truly working with my Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). Minimal side effects. Stabilizing my condition. Couldn't feel any better.