Comparing Clonidine vs Nifedipine
Clonidine | Nifedipine |
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Clonidine | Nifedipine |
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Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects. Clonidine should not be stopped suddenly... View more |
Prescription only
Nifedipine is used in the treatment of vasospastic angina and occasionally for chronic unstable angina as an add-on to other treatments. It should not be used to rapidly drop blood pressure as this... View more |
Related suggestions High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Migraine Prevention (Migraine Prophylaxis)
Hypertensive Emergency
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More about Clonidine | More about Nifedipine | ||||||||
Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||
Clonidine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 761 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Nifedipine has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 159 ratings on Drugs.com. 35% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 44% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects | |||||||||
See also: clonidine side effects in more detail. |
See also: nifedipine side effects in more detail. |
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Generic Availability | |||||||||
Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||
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Dosage Forms Available | |||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||
Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | Afeditab CR, Procardia, Procardia XL | ||||||||
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. | |||||||||
15 hours |
5 hours |
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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. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||
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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Drug Interactions | |||||||||
A total of 371 drugs are known to interact with clonidine:
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A total of 608 drugs are known to interact with nifedipine:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||
September 03, 1974 |
December 31, 1981 |
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WADA Class View World Anti-Doping Agency classifications. | |||||||||
N/A |
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** 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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