Pimozide Alternatives Compared
| Pimozide | Clonidine | Guanfacine |
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| Pimozide | Clonidine | Guanfacine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Tourette's Syndrome. Pimozide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and extended-release forms are used to treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects... View more |
Prescription only
Guanfacine is used to treat high blood pressure and the extended-release form (brand name Intuniv) is approved for the treatment of ADHD. Guanfacine can cause sedation, especially on therapy... View more |
Related suggestions Tourette's Syndrome
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| More about Pimozide | More about Clonidine | More about Guanfacine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pimozide has an average rating of 5.5 out of 10 from a total of 25 ratings on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% reported a negative effect. |
Clonidine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 775 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Guanfacine has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 317 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 32% 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 Pimozide side effects |
View all Clonidine side effects |
View all Guanfacine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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View all Guanfacine prices |
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N/A |
Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | Intuniv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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50 hours |
15 hours |
18 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 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. |
Category B
No proven risk in humans
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 750 drugs are known to interact with Pimozide:
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A total of 375 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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A total of 485 drugs are known to interact with Guanfacine:
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| First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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July 31, 1984 |
September 03, 1974 |
October 27, 1986 |
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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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