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Comparing Itraconazole vs Voriconazole

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Prescribed for Candida Urinary Tract Infection, Aspergillosis - Aspergilloma, Aspergillosis - Invasive, Blastomycosis, Histoplasmosis, Onychomycosis - Fingernail, Tinea Versicolor, Tinea Capitis,... View more

Prescribed for Aspergillosis - Invasive, Blastomycosis, Candidemia, Coccidioidomycosis - Meningitis, Cutaneous Fungal Infection, Esophageal Candidiasis, Eumycetoma, Fungal Infection - Internal and... View more

Prescription only

Prescription only

Ratings & Reviews

Recent helpful reviews
7.5
38 Reviews

For Histoplasmosis: Very tired

7 / 10

For Histoplasmosis: Skin felt burning hot first 3 days & very tired

8 / 10
8.7
4 Reviews

For Systemic Fungal Infection: The drug is effective but has a prohibitive price, thus its very expensive.

8 / 10

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Drug Class

Side Effects

Commonly reported side effects include: nausea.

See the full itraconazole side effects document.

Commonly reported side effects include: blurred vision, vision color changes, visual disturbance, and enhanced visual perception.

See the full voriconazole side effects document.

Pricing and Coupons

* Prices are without insurance
Quantity 28 each
Dosage 100 mg
Per Unit* $6.80
Cost* $190.41

View all itraconazole prices

Quantity 20 each
Dosage 200 mg
Per Unit* $28.58
Cost* $571.67

View all voriconazole prices

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Generic Availability

Yes (this medicine)

Yes (this medicine)

Dosage Form(s) Available
  • Oral capsule
  • Oral solution
  • Intravenous powder for injection
  • Oral powder for reconstitution
  • Oral tablet

Brand Names
Onmel, Sporanox, Tolsura Vfend

Half Life

The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value.

42 hours

14 hours

CSA Schedule**

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N
Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.
N
Not a controlled drug

Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act.

Pregnancy Category
C
Category C Risk cannot be ruled out

See the full Pregnancy Warnings document.
D
Category D Positive evidence of risk

See the full Pregnancy Warnings document.

FDA Alerts

N/A

N/A

Drug Interactions

A total of 473 drugs are known to interact with itraconazole:

  • 190 major drug interactions (582 brand and generic names)
  • 237 moderate drug interactions (1096 brand and generic names)
  • 46 minor drug interactions (148 brand and generic names)

A total of 603 drugs are known to interact with voriconazole:

  • 218 major drug interactions (644 brand and generic names)
  • 362 moderate drug interactions (1646 brand and generic names)
  • 23 minor drug interactions (75 brand and generic names)

Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions
  • Food increases the absorption of itraconazole capsules but decreases the absorption of itraconazole... View more
  • You may experience reduced absorption of voriconazole in the presence of food. Take voriconazole... View more

Disease Interactions

First Approval Date

September 11, 1992

May 24, 2002

WADA Class

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N/A

N/A

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** 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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