Zorbtive Alternatives Compared
| Zorbtive (somatropin) | Gattex (teduglutide) | Glutamine |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Short Bowel Syndrome. Zorbtive may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Short Bowel Syndrome. Gattex may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription and OTC
Prescribed for Short Bowel Syndrome, Dietary Supplementation, Sickle Cell Anemia. Glutamine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Short Bowel Syndrome
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| More about Zorbtive (somatropin) | More about Gattex (teduglutide) | More about Glutamine | ||||||||||||||||
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Gattex has an average rating of 9.2 out of 10 from a total of 5 ratings on Drugs.com. 80% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 0% reported a negative effect. |
Glutamine has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 7 ratings on Drugs.com. 29% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 29% 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 Glutamine side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
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| Other somatropin brands include: Genotropin, Humatrope, Norditropin, Norditropin FlexPro, Norditropin Nordiflex, Nutropin, Nutropin AQ, Omnitrope, Saizen, Serostim, Zomacton View more |
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Endari, GlutaSolve | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||
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2 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 B
No proven risk in humans
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 439 drugs are known to interact with Zorbtive:
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A total of 16 drugs are known to interact with Gattex:
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A total of 2 drugs are known to interact with Glutamine:
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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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No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
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December 01, 2003 |
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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.
See also:
Genotropin
Genotropin is a human growth hormone used to treat growth failure in children and adults who lack ...
Gattex
Gattex is used to treat Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) in adults and children aged 1 year and older who ...
Norditropin
Norditropin is used to treat growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults and children and other ...
Omnitrope
Omnitrope (somatropin) is a form of human growth hormone used to treat adults and children with ...
Humatrope
Humatrope injection (somatropin) is a human growth hormone used to treat growth failure in children ...
Norditropin FlexPro
Norditropin FlexPro is used for adult human growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature ...
Zomacton
Zomacton is used for adult human growth hormone deficiency, idiopathic short stature, pediatric ...
Teduglutide
Teduglutide (brand name Gattex) is used to treat short bowel syndrome in adults and children at ...
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