Comparing Bentyl vs Xifaxan
Bentyl | Xifaxan |
|
---|
Bentyl (dicyclomine) | Xifaxan (rifaximin) |
|
|||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prescription only
Prescribed for Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Bentyl may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Hepatic Encephalopathy, Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Diarrhea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Diarrhea, Traveler's Diarrhea. Xifaxan may also be used for purposes not listed in this... View more |
Related suggestions Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Popular comparisons
|
|||||||||||||||
More about Bentyl (dicyclomine) | More about Xifaxan (rifaximin) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
Bentyl has an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from a total of 135 ratings on Drugs.com. 69% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 19% reported a negative effect. |
Xifaxan has an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from a total of 93 ratings on Drugs.com. 59% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 34% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
Side Effects | |||||||||||||||||
See also: Bentyl side effects in more detail. |
See also: Xifaxan side effects in more detail. |
||||||||||||||||
Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
Lower cost generic approved | |||||||||||||||||
Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Bentyl prices |
View all Xifaxan prices |
||||||||||||||||
Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
1.8 hours |
10.19 hours |
||||||||||||||||
CSA Schedule ** View glossary of terms | |||||||||||||||||
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||||||||
Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||||||
Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 207 drugs are known to interact with Bentyl:
|
A total of 71 drugs are known to interact with Xifaxan:
|
||||||||||||||||
Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
||||||||||||||||
Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
May 25, 2004 |
||||||||||||||||
WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
N/A |
||||||||||||||||
More Information | |||||||||||||||||
Patient resources | |||||||||||||||||
Professional Resources | |||||||||||||||||
Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||||||||||
** 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.
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.