Comparing Bosulif vs Tasigna
Bosulif Remove Bosulif from your drug comparison | Tasigna Remove Tasigna 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. Tasigna may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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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. |
7.6
For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: I take 2 (150mg) in the morning and 2 at night 12 hours apart. So far my side effects have been minimal. I feel bloated sometimes, but the fatigue seems to never go away. The hardest part of taking this medication is the timeframe with taking meds and eating. In the morning it's not to bad, but in the afternoon, it's difficult, because my kids and wife are all hungry and I have to wait to eat for an hour after I take my meds. Most of the time I just reheat and the eat earlier. The most important thing though is the medication is working and my cancer is barely noticeable besides the side effects. For Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: After a year on sprycel it wasn't working so they switched me over to tasigna, it brought my bcr/abl levels down more in 3 months than the whole year on the sprycel, however the 800 mg/day was too much for me and I was neutropenic for several months and needed neupogen injections which was not fun, I've been able to tolerate the 600 mg dosage without any major issues beyond the standard fatigue and bone pain, unfortunately I've yet to reach a major molecular response but hopefully that will happen in the next few months. |
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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 Tasigna side effects document. |
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Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
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View all Bosulif prices |
View all Tasigna prices |
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Generic Availability |
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No |
No |
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Brand Names |
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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 |
17 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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FDA Alerts |
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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 669 drugs are known to interact with Tasigna:
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First Approval Date |
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September 04, 2012 |
October 29, 2007 |
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WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
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N/A |
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More Information |
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Related Treatment Guide |
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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.