Comparing Clozapine vs Invega
| Clozapine | Invega (paliperidone) |
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| Clozapine | Invega (paliperidone) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Borderline Personality Disorder, Schizophrenia, Paranoid Disorder. Clozapine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia. Invega may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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Clozapine has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 78 ratings on Drugs.com. 73% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 15% reported a negative effect. |
Invega has an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from a total of 233 ratings on Drugs.com. 35% 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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| Clopine, Clozapine Synthon, Clozaril, Denzapine, Versacloz | Other paliperidone brands include: Erzofri, Invega Hafyera, Invega Sustenna, Invega Trinza | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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10.3 hours |
23 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. |
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Category B
No proven risk in humans
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 945 drugs are known to interact with Clozapine:
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A total of 629 drugs are known to interact with Invega:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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September 26, 1989 |
December 19, 2006 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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