Mercaptopurine Alternatives Compared
Mercaptopurine | Entyvio (vedolizumab) | Pentasa (mesalamine) |
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Mercaptopurine | Entyvio (vedolizumab) | Pentasa (mesalamine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Crohn's Disease - Active, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Intestinal Arterial Insufficiency, Ulcerative... View more |
Prescription only
Entyvio infusion is an integrin receptor antagonist that may be used to reduce inflammation associated with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. It targets the gut specifically... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Ulcerative Colitis - Maintenance, Ulcerative Colitis - Active, Crohn's Disease - Maintenance, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Proctitis, Ulcerative Colitis. Pentasa may also be... View more |
Related suggestions Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
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More about Mercaptopurine | More about Entyvio (vedolizumab) | More about Pentasa (mesalamine) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercaptopurine has an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from a total of 32 ratings on Drugs.com. 47% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 31% reported a negative effect. |
Entyvio has an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from a total of 168 ratings on Drugs.com. 49% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 27% reported a negative effect. |
Pentasa has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 89 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 10% 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
View all Mercaptopurine side effects |
View all Entyvio side effects |
View all Pentasa side effects |
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Generic Availability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic |
N/A |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purinethol, Purixan | Other vedolizumab brands include: Entyvio Pen | Other mesalamine brands include: Apriso, Asacol, Asacol HD, Canasa, Canasa Pac, Delzicol, Lialda, Rowasa, Rowasa Sulfite Free, Zaldyon View more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 hours |
600 hours |
10 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA 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. |
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Pregnancy Category | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
Excluding Asacol And Asacol HD
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Asacol And Asacol HD See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A total of 302 drugs are known to interact with Mercaptopurine:
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A total of 171 drugs are known to interact with Entyvio:
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A total of 124 drugs are known to interact with Pentasa:
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Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. |
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Disease Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 11, 1953 |
May 20, 2014 |
May 10, 1993 |
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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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