Comparing Clonidine vs Osphena
Clonidine | Osphena |
|
---|
Clonidine | Osphena (ospemifene) |
|
|||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects. Clonidine should not be stopped suddenly... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Atrophic Vaginitis, Vaginal Dryness, Postmenopausal Symptoms, Perimenopausal Symptoms, Dyspareunia. Osphena may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Perimenopausal Symptoms
|
|||||||||||||||
More about Clonidine | More about Osphena (ospemifene) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Clonidine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 756 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Osphena has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 45 ratings on Drugs.com. 28% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 44% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: clonidine side effects in more detail. |
See also: Osphena side effects in more detail. |
||||||||||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
|||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all clonidine prices |
View all Osphena prices |
||||||||||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||
15 hours |
26 hours |
||||||||||||||||
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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 371 drugs are known to interact with clonidine:
|
A total of 88 drugs are known to interact with Osphena:
|
||||||||||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
September 03, 1974 |
February 26, 2013 |
||||||||||||||||
WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
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.