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Urodart
Unimed Unihealth Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Generic: Dutasteride
Safety Advices
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CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Urodart. Please consult your doctor.
UNSAFE
Urodart is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
Information regarding the use of Urodart during breastfeeding is not available. Please consult your doctor.
SAFE
Urodart does not usually affect your ability to drive.
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Urodart is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Urodart may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
CAUTION
Urodart should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Urodart may be needed. Please consult your doctor.
Use of Urodart is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Medicine Overview of Urodart 500mcg Capsule
Introduction
Urodart is used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. It shrinks the size of the enlarged prostate gland to relieve symptoms like pain and difficulty in passing urine. Urodart is to be taken by mouth with or without food. The dose and duration of the medicine should be taken as per prescription. An overdose of it may cause harm to your health. It is better to take the medicine at the same time each day and it must be swallowed as a whole. It may take some time for the medicine to act upon the symptoms, so it is...
... Show moreUses of Urodart
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Side effects of Urodart
Common
- Low sexual desire
- Impotence
- Allergic reaction
How to use Urodart
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Do not chew, crush or break it. Urodart may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
How Urodart works
Urodart is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. It blocks an enzyme which is necessary to change testosterone to another hormone that causes the prostate to grow. As a result, it helps to shrink the prostate and relieve the symptoms like difficulty in passing urine.
What if you forget to take Urodart?
If you miss a dose of Urodart, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.
Quick Tips
- Your doctor has prescribed Urodart to shrink the enlarged prostate and reduce the risk of urinary retention.
- It may take 3 to 6 months to see the full beneficial effect of Urodart. Hence, continue taking the medicine as advised by your doctor.
- Urodart is usually well tolerated. However, it may produce some mild sexual side effects such as low sexual drive.
- Do not donate blood for 6 months after taking the last dose of Urodart.
Brief Description
Indication
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
Administration
May be taken with or without food.
Adult Dose
Oral
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Adult: 500 mcg once daily for at least 6 mth.
Hepatic impairment: Severe: Contraindicated.
Renal Dose
Renal impairment: Dose adjustment not necessary
Contraindication
Severe liver impairment; pregnant women, children, adolescent.
Mode of Action
Dutasteride has antiandrogenic properties. It inhibits 5alpha-reductase, thus preventing the conversion of testosterone to 5?-dihydrotestosterone which is the main androgen involved in causing prostate enlargement.
Precaution
Excreted in semen therefore use of condom is recommended. Women of childbearing potential should avoid handling dutasteride capsules. Advisable to exclude other causes of benign prostatic hypertrophy (e.g. prostate cancer, infection) before initiating therapy.
Lactation: Excretion in milk unknown/contraindicated
Side Effect
1-10%
Impotence,Decreased libido,Ejaculation disorder,Breast disorders/gynecomastia
<1%
Dizziness
Frequency Not Defined
Cardiac failure,Prostate cancer (high grade)
Pregnancy Category Note
Pregnancy category: X
Lactation: Excretion in milk unknown/contraindicated
Interaction
Plasma concentrations may be increased when used concomitantly w/ moderate or potent CYP3A4 inhibitors.
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