Comparing Itraconazole vs Posaconazole
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Aspergillosis - Invasive, Aspergillosis - Aspergilloma, Candida Urinary Tract Infection, Blastomycosis, Candidemia, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcal Meningitis - Immunosuppressed Host... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Aspergillosis - Invasive, Candidemia, Oral Thrush. Posaconazole may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Candidemia
Aspergillosis, Invasive
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Itraconazole has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 53 ratings on Drugs.com. 64% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Posaconazole has an average rating of 10.0 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% 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 |
Lower cost generic |
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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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42 hours |
66 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 C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 560 drugs are known to interact with Itraconazole:
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A total of 608 drugs are known to interact with Posaconazole:
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September 11, 1992 |
September 15, 2006 |
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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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Posaconazole
Posaconazole is used for aspergillosis, invasive, candidemia, oral thrush
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