Comparing Remodulin vs Revatio
| Remodulin (treprostinil) | Revatio (sildenafil) |
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| Remodulin (treprostinil) | Revatio (sildenafil) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Remodulin may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Revatio may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Remodulin (treprostinil) | More about Revatio (sildenafil) | ||||||||||||||||
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Remodulin has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 57% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 14% reported a negative effect. |
Revatio has an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from a total of 10 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% 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 Remodulin side effects |
View all Revatio side effects |
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| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Remodulin prices |
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| Other treprostinil brands include: Orenitram, Tyvaso, Tyvaso DPI, Yutrepia | Other sildenafil brands include: Viagra | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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4 hours |
4 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 B
No proven risk in humans
Treprostinil (Remodulin, Tyvaso)
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Treprostinil Oral (Orenitram) 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 Remodulin:
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A total of 372 drugs are known to interact with Revatio:
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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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N/A |
June 03, 2005 |
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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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