Torisel Alternatives Compared
| Torisel (temsirolimus) | Sutent (sunitinib) | Votrient (pazopanib) |
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| Torisel (temsirolimus) | Sutent (sunitinib) | Votrient (pazopanib) |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Renal Cell Carcinoma. Torisel may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Sutent is an oral capsule that may be taken once daily to treat certain types of RCC and other advanced cancers. It may be taken every day or for 4 weeks on, 2 weeks off schedule. It has been... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Renal Cell Carcinoma. Votrient may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
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| More about Torisel (temsirolimus) | More about Sutent (sunitinib) | More about Votrient (pazopanib) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Torisel has an average rating of 9.5 out of 10 from a total of 2 ratings on Drugs.com. 100% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Sutent has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 30 ratings on Drugs.com. 67% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Votrient has an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from a total of 82 ratings on Drugs.com. 74% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 9% 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 Torisel side effects |
View all Sutent side effects |
View all Votrient side effects |
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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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17.3 hours |
60 hours |
30.9 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 700 drugs are known to interact with Torisel:
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A total of 486 drugs are known to interact with Sutent:
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A total of 699 drugs are known to interact with Votrient:
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May 30, 2007 |
January 26, 2006 |
October 19, 2009 |
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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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