Kuvan Alternatives Compared
| Kuvan Remove Kuvan from your drug comparison | Sapropterin Remove Sapropterin from your drug comparison | Palynziq Remove Palynziq from your drug comparison |
|---|
| Kuvan sapropterin Remove Kuvan from your drug comparison | Sapropterin Remove Sapropterin from your drug comparison | Palynziq pegvaliase Remove Palynziq from your drug comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescribed for Phenylketonuria. Kuvan may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Phenylketonuria. sapropterin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescribed for Phenylketonuria. Palynziq may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Prescription only |
Prescription only |
Prescription only |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drug Class |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Side Effects |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common side effects include: headache, rhinorrhea. See the full Kuvan side effects document. |
Commonly reported side effects include: headache, rhinorrhea. See the full sapropterin side effects document. |
See the full Palynziq side effects document. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons* Prices are without insurance |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
View all Kuvan prices and generic prices |
View all sapropterin prices |
View all Palynziq prices |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generic Availability |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Yes (this medicine) |
No |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dosage Form(s) Available |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brand Names |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
N/A |
Kuvan |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Half LifeThe half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
17 hours |
17 hours |
60 hours |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
CSA Schedule**View glossary of terms. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pregnancy Category |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
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. |
Summary unavailable. See the full Pregnancy Warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drug Interactions |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
A total of 20 drugs are known to interact with Kuvan:
|
A total of 20 drugs are known to interact with sapropterin:
|
A total of 17 drugs are known to interact with Palynziq:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disease Interactions |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
No known disease interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
December 13, 2007 |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
WADA ClassView World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
More Information |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer Resources |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional Resources |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Related Treatment Guide |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.