Comparing Tetrabenazine vs Xenazine
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| Tetrabenazine | Xenazine (tetrabenazine) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Tardive Dyskinesia, Huntington's Disease. Tetrabenazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Huntington's Disease. Xenazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Tetrabenazine | More about Xenazine (tetrabenazine) | ||||||||||||||||
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Tetrabenazine has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% reported a negative effect. |
Xenazine has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% 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 Tetrabenazine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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N/A |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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8 hours |
8 hours |
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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 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. |
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A total of 543 drugs are known to interact with Tetrabenazine:
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A total of 543 drugs are known to interact with Xenazine:
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N/A |
August 15, 2008 |
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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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