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AVODART (dutasteride)
- enlarged prostate with urination problem
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
Default screening record
- 1 capsule (0.5 mg) by oral route once daily
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- Lactation
- Pregnancy
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- Disease of liver
- High-grade prostate cancer
AVODART (dutasteride)
- enlarged prostate with urination problem
- None
- Disorder of ejaculation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Libido changes
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- High-grade prostate cancer
- Asthenozoospermia
- Oligospermia
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Angioedema
- Gynecomastia
- Hypersensitivity drug reaction
- 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:
1
- Additional Notes: May cause harm to male fetus; contraindicated in pregnancy
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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