Comparing Femara vs Ibrance
| Femara (letrozole) | Ibrance (palbociclib) |
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Prescription only
Femara is a treatment that may be used to reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence in postmenopausal women and also to increase the chance of ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome... View more |
Prescription only
Ibrance is a CDK4/6 inhibitor that may be used to treat advanced or metastatic hormone-receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer in combination... View more |
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| More about Femara (letrozole) | More about Ibrance (palbociclib) | ||||||||||||||||
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Femara has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 67 ratings on Drugs.com. 54% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Ibrance has an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from a total of 85 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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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48 hours |
29 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 121 drugs are known to interact with Femara:
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A total of 495 drugs are known to interact with Ibrance:
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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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July 25, 1997 |
February 03, 2015 |
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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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