Comparing Nafcillin vs Oxacillin
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| Nafcillin | Oxacillin |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacteremia, Bacterial Infection, Endocarditis, Bone infection, Joint Infection, Meningitis, Pharyngitis, Pneumonia, Skin and Structure Infection, Skin or Soft Tissue Infection... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Bacterial Infection, Bone infection, Endocarditis, Joint Infection, Meningitis, Pneumonia, Septicemia, Sinusitis, Skin or Soft Tissue Infection. Oxacillin may also be used for purposes... View more |
Related suggestions Bacterial Infection
Skin or Soft Tissue Infection
Bone infection (Osteomyelitis)
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| More about Nafcillin | More about Oxacillin | ||||||||||||||||
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Nafcillin has an average rating of 9.0 out of 10 from a total of 1 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% 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 Nafcillin side effects |
View all Oxacillin side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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| Nallpen | Bactocill | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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1 hour |
2 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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Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 328 drugs are known to interact with Nafcillin:
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A total of 62 drugs are known to interact with Oxacillin:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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June 23, 1970 |
April 08, 1971 |
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| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
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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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