Avodart
 | Avodart (Dutasteride) helps to improve urinary flow and may also reduce your need for prostate surgery later on. |
Packages
| 30 * 0.5 mg | $75.62 | $2.52 per pill | ADD TO CART |
| 60 * 0.5 mg | $138.51 | $2.31 per pill | ADD TO CART |
| 90 * 0.5 mg | $170.41 | $1.89 per pill | ADD TO CART |
Product description
Usage
Avodart (Dutasteride) is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate. This medicine helps improve urinary flow and may also reduce your need for prostate surgery later on.
Dosage
Take this medication exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication in larger amounts, or take it for longer than recommended by your doctor.
Take each dose with a full glass of water.
Dutasteride can be taken with or without food.
Swallow the dutasteride capsule whole. Do not chew, crush or break the capsule.
It is important to take dutasteride regularly to get the most benefit.
Do not stop taking dutasteride without first talking to your doctor. It may take as long as 3 to 6 months of treatment with dutasteride before you notice improvement in your BPH symptoms.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition, your prostate will need to be checked on a regular basis. Your PSA (prostate-specific antigen) may also be tested to help detect prostate cancer. It is important that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
Store dutasteride at room temperature away from moisture and heat. Dutasteride capsules may become soft and leaky, or they may stick together if they get too hot. Do not use any capsule that is cracked or leaking. Call your pharmacist for instructions on how to safely dispose of a leaking dutasteride capsule.
If you miss a dose
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
Storage instructions
Capsules should be stored at room temperature. Brief storage at temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) is permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep out of the reach of children and away from pets.
Warnings
Do not donate blood while taking dutasteride and for at least 6 months after your treatment ends. Dutasteride can be carried in the blood and could cause birth defects if a pregnant women receives a transfusion with blood that contains dutasteride.
Possible side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Other, less serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:
- decreased libido (sex drive);
- decreased amount of semen released during sex;
- impotence (trouble getting or keeping an erection); or
- breast tenderness or enlargement.
Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome.
