Comparing Gemcitabine vs Keytruda
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| Gemcitabine | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Pancreatic Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer - Metastatic, Breast Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Gemcitabine may also be used for purposes not listed... 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 |
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| More about Gemcitabine | More about Keytruda (pembrolizumab) | ||||||||||||||||
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Gemcitabine has an average rating of 8.4 out of 10 from a total of 9 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Keytruda has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 259 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% 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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View all Gemcitabine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Avgemsi, Gemzar, Infugem |
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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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10.5 hours |
624 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. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 286 drugs are known to interact with Gemcitabine:
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A total of 595 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. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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May 15, 1996 |
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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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