Comparing Clonidine vs Labetalol
Clonidine | Labetalol |
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Clonidine | Labetalol |
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Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and extended-release forms are used to treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects... View more |
Prescription only
Labetalol works on both alpha and beta receptors in the heart to lower blood pressure. Heart rate is only mildly affected, and dizziness may be reported when going from a sitting or lying down... View more |
Related suggestions High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Hypertensive Emergency
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More about Clonidine | More about Labetalol | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Clonidine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 779 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Labetalol has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 29 ratings on Drugs.com. 48% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 28% 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. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Clonidine side effects |
View all Labetalol side effects |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Clonidine prices |
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Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR |
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Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
15 hours |
7.5 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA 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. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
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 | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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A total of 540 drugs are known to interact with Labetalol:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
September 03, 1974 |
August 01, 1984 |
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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.
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