Lomustine Alternatives Compared
| Lomustine | Opdivo (nivolumab) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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| Lomustine | Opdivo (nivolumab) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Brain Tumor, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Lomustine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Opdivo is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that may be used to treat many different cancers including melanoma, bladder cancer, liver cancer, colorectal cancer, and lung cancer. Fatigue, skin... View more |
Prescription only
Keytruda is an immunotherapy treatment called a checkpoint inhibitor that helps your immune system fight cancer and is used to treat many different types of cancer in adults and children including... View more |
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Opdivo has an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from a total of 94 ratings on Drugs.com. 52% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 40% reported a negative effect. |
Keytruda has an average rating of 4.9 out of 10 from a total of 254 ratings on Drugs.com. 41% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 48% 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 Lomustine side effects |
View all Opdivo side effects |
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| CCNSB Capsules, CeeNU, Gleostine |
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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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72 hours |
640.8 hours |
624 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. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. 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 284 drugs are known to interact with Lomustine:
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A total of 589 drugs are known to interact with Opdivo:
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A total of 589 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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August 04, 1976 |
December 22, 2014 |
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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.
See also:
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Keytruda
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Adriamycin
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Adcetris
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Platinol
Platinol is used for bladder cancer, blood cell transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, brain ...
Leukeran
Leukeran is used for cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, hodgkin's lymphoma, lymphoma
Matulane
Matulane is used for anaplastic astrocytoma, anaplastic oligodendroglioma, glioblastoma multiforme ...
Gleostine
Gleostine is used for anaplastic oligodendroglioma, brain tumor, hodgkin's lymphoma
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