Comparing Itraconazole vs Voriconazole
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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, Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis - Meningitis, Cutaneous Fungal Infection, Esophageal Candidiasis, Eumycetoma, Fungal Infection - Internal and... View more |
Related suggestions Esophageal Candidiasis
Candidemia
Systemic Fungal Infection
Aspergillosis, Invasive
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| More about Itraconazole | More about Voriconazole | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Voriconazole has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 57% 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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View all Itraconazole side effects |
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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 |
14 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 559 drugs are known to interact with Itraconazole:
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A total of 687 drugs are known to interact with Voriconazole:
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September 11, 1992 |
May 24, 2002 |
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N/A |
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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