Faslodex Alternatives Compared
| Faslodex (fulvestrant) | Verzenio (abemaciclib) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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| Faslodex (fulvestrant) | Verzenio (abemaciclib) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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Prescription only
Faslodex may be used alone or in combination with other agents for the treatments of certain types of breast cancer in postmenopausal women or women with disease progression following endocrine... View more |
Prescription only
Verzenio (abemaciclib) is a targeted treatment that helps to reduce the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body. It may be used to treat HR+ HER2-, node-positive, early breast cancer at high... View more |
Prescription only
Keytruda is an immunotherapy treatment called a checkpoint inhibitor that helps your immune system fight cancer and is used to treat many different types of cancer in adults and children including... View more |
Related suggestions Breast Cancer
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| More about Faslodex (fulvestrant) | More about Verzenio (abemaciclib) | More about Keytruda (pembrolizumab) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Faslodex has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 38 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 24% reported a negative effect. |
Verzenio has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 33 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 3% reported a negative effect. |
Keytruda has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 254 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% 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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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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960 hours |
24.8 hours |
624 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 3 drugs are known to interact with Faslodex:
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A total of 353 drugs are known to interact with Verzenio:
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A total of 589 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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September 28, 2017 |
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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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