Comparing Ingrezza vs Tetrabenazine
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Prescription only
Ingrezza may be used to treat adults with tardive dyskinesia or chorea associated with Huntington's disease. It works by blocking VMAT2, which reduces the uptake of dopamine by the brain. Although... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Tardive Dyskinesia, Huntington's Disease. Tetrabenazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide. |
Related suggestions Tardive Dyskinesia
Huntington's Disease
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Ingrezza has an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from a total of 19 ratings on Drugs.com. 53% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 37% reported a negative effect. |
Tetrabenazine has an average rating of 5.7 out of 10 from a total of 6 ratings on Drugs.com. 50% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 33% 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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Lower cost generic |
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| Other valbenazine brands include: Ingrezza Sprinkle | Xenazine | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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22 hours |
8 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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Summary unavailable. 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 506 drugs are known to interact with Ingrezza:
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A total of 542 drugs are known to interact with Tetrabenazine:
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April 11, 2017 |
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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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