Comparing Cyclosporine vs Tacrolimus
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| Cyclosporine | Tacrolimus |
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Prescription only
Prescribed for Cogan's Syndrome, Psoriasis, Eczema, Evan's Syndrome, Crohn's Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Graft Versus Host Disease, Immune Thrombocytopenia, Inflammatory Bowel... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Organ Transplant - Rejection Reversal, Nephrotic Syndrome, Organ Transplant - Rejection Prophylaxis, Graft Versus Host Disease, Crohn's Disease. Tacrolimus may also be used for... View more |
Related suggestions Crohn's Disease
Organ Transplant, Rejection Prophylaxis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Graft Versus Host Disease
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| More about Cyclosporine | More about Tacrolimus | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
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Cyclosporine has an average rating of 9.1 out of 10 from a total of 23 ratings on Drugs.com. 91% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 4% reported a negative effect. |
Tacrolimus has an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from a total of 49 ratings on Drugs.com. 71% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 12% 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 Cyclosporine side effects |
View all Tacrolimus side effects |
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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View all Cyclosporine prices |
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| Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune | Astagraf XL, Envarsus XR, Prograf | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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5.6 hours |
21.2 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. |
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| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
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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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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 810 drugs are known to interact with Cyclosporine:
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A total of 864 drugs are known to interact with Tacrolimus:
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| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
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November 14, 1983 |
April 08, 1994 |
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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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