Tykerb Alternatives Compared
Tykerb | Ibrance | Keytruda |
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Tykerb (lapatinib) | Ibrance (palbociclib) | Keytruda (pembrolizumab) |
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Prescription only
Tykerb (lapatinib) is an oral dual kinase inhibitor that is usually used in combination with other medicines to treat HER-2 positive breast cancer in postmenopausal women or HER-2 positive breast... View more |
Prescription only
Ibrance is a CDK4/6 inhibitor that may be used to treat advanced or metastatic hormone-receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) breast cancer in combination... View more |
Prescription only
Keytruda is an immunotherapy treatment called a checkpoint inhibitor that helps your immune system fight cancer and is used to treat many different types of cancer in adults and children including... View more |
Related suggestions Breast Cancer
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Ratings & Reviews | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ibrance has an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from a total of 82 ratings on Drugs.com. 62% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 30% reported a negative effect. |
Keytruda has an average rating of 4.4 out of 10 from a total of 216 ratings on Drugs.com. 35% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 57% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: Tykerb side effects in more detail. |
See also: Ibrance side effects in more detail. |
See also: Keytruda side effects in more detail. |
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29 hours |
624 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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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 D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A total of 615 drugs are known to interact with Tykerb:
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A total of 459 drugs are known to interact with Ibrance:
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A total of 16 drugs are known to interact with Keytruda:
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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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First Approval Date | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
March 13, 2007 |
February 03, 2015 |
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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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