Tasigna Alternatives Compared
| Tasigna (nilotinib) | Gleevec (imatinib) | Sprycel (dasatinib) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Tasigna may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Gleevec is an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor that may be used to treat Ph+CML, Ph+ALL, and some other conditions. It may cause fluid retention, nausea, pain, headache, or blood abnormalities and... 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 |
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| More about Tasigna (nilotinib) | More about Gleevec (imatinib) | More about Sprycel (dasatinib) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tasigna has an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from a total of 30 ratings on Drugs.com. 70% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 13% reported a negative effect. |
Gleevec has an average rating of 8.6 out of 10 from a total of 37 ratings on Drugs.com. 86% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 5% 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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| Other nilotinib brands include: Danziten | Other imatinib brands include: Imkeldi | 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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17 hours |
40 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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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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A total of 805 drugs are known to interact with Tasigna:
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A total of 761 drugs are known to interact with Gleevec:
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A total of 809 drugs are known to interact with Sprycel:
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October 29, 2007 |
May 10, 2001 |
June 28, 2006 |
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