Hydrea Alternatives Compared
| Hydrea (hydroxyurea) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) | Opdivo (nivolumab) |
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| Hydrea (hydroxyurea) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) | Opdivo (nivolumab) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Head and Neck Cancer. Hydrea may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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 |
Prescription only
Opdivo is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that may be used to treat many different cancers including melanoma, bladder cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer. Fatigue, skin... View more |
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| More about Hydrea (hydroxyurea) | More about Keytruda (pembrolizumab) | More about Opdivo (nivolumab) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hydrea has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 8 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% 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. |
Opdivo has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 94 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% 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 Hydrea side effects |
View all Keytruda side effects |
View all Opdivo side effects |
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| Other hydroxyurea brands include: Droxia, Siklos, Xromi |
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N/A |
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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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4 hours |
624 hours |
640.8 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. |
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. |
Summary unavailable. 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 Hydrea:
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A total of 589 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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A total of 589 drugs are known to interact with Opdivo:
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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. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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December 07, 1967 |
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December 22, 2014 |
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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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