Comparing Mercaptopurine vs Sprycel
| Mercaptopurine | Sprycel (dasatinib) |
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| Mercaptopurine | Sprycel (dasatinib) |
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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
Sprycel is an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor that works by inhibiting multiple conformations of the ABL kinase which is an abnormal enzyme involved in the development of blood cancers such as Ph+ CML... View more |
Related suggestions Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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| More about Mercaptopurine | More about Sprycel (dasatinib) | ||||||||||||||||
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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. |
Sprycel has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 21 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% 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 Mercaptopurine side effects |
View all Sprycel side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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View all Mercaptopurine prices |
View all Sprycel prices |
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| Purinethol, Purixan | Other dasatinib brands include: Phyrago | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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2 hours |
5 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. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 301 drugs are known to interact with Mercaptopurine:
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A total of 817 drugs are known to interact with Sprycel:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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September 11, 1953 |
June 28, 2006 |
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N/A |
N/A |
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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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