Comparing Itraconazole vs Voriconazole
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Candida Urinary Tract Infection, Aspergillosis - Aspergilloma, Aspergillosis - Invasive, Blastomycosis, Candidemia, Coccidioidomycosis, Cryptococcal Meningitis - Immunosuppressed Host... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Aspergillosis - Invasive, Candidemia, Coccidioidomycosis - Meningitis, Blastomycosis, Cutaneous Fungal Infection, Esophageal Candidiasis, Eumycetoma, Fungal Infection - Internal and... View more |
Related suggestions Candidemia
Esophageal Candidiasis
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 7.4 out of 10 from a total of 49 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 18% reported a negative effect. |
Voriconazole has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 ratings on Drugs.com. 75% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 25% reported a negative effect. |
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Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: itraconazole side effects in more detail. |
Commonly reported side effects include:
See also: voriconazole side effects in more detail. |
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View all itraconazole prices |
View all voriconazole prices |
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| 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. | |||||||||||||||||
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42 hours |
14 hours |
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| CSA Schedule ** View glossary of 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 503 drugs are known to interact with itraconazole:
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A total of 631 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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** 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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