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DUTASTERIDE (dutasteride)
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract sx
0.5 mg capsule
- 1 capsule (0.5 mg) by oral route once daily
0.5 mg capsule
- 1 capsule (0.5 mg) by oral route once daily
Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract sx
- 1 capsule (0.5 mg) by oral route once daily
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- Lactating mother
- Pregnancy
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- Disease of liver
- High-grade prostate cancer
DUTASTERIDE (dutasteride)
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract sx
- None
- Erectile dysfunction
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- High-grade prostate cancer
- Libido changes
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Angioedema
- Gynecomastia
- Localized edema
- Malignant tumor of male breast
- Skin rash
Less Severe
- Decrease ejaculate volume
- Depression
- Dizziness
- Mastalgia
- Pruritus of skin
- Testicular pain
- Testicular swelling
- Urticaria
Contraindicated
Dutasteride
Contraindicated in children; safety and efficacy not established age <18 years.
- 1 Day – 18 Years
- 1 Contraindicated in children; safety and efficacy not established age <18 years.
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
None
Dutasteride
- Severity Level:
X
- Additional Notes: Drug is absorbed through skin, pregnant women should not handle capsule
Contraindicated
Dutasteride
Contraindicated for use in women and children
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| Drug should not be given to breast feeding mothers | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Contraindicated for use in women and children |
Precaution Exists
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
No Known Risk
None
| General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
| None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
| Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract sx | |
| N40.1 | Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms |
| 0-9 | A-Z |
|---|---|
| N40.1 | Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptoms |
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