: To assess cost differences between dutasteride and finasteride use within the first year of initiating treatment for enlarged prostate (EP) among men aged =65 years in a managed care setting.
: To determine comparative differences on rates of acute urinary retention (AUR) and prostate-related surgeries among patients aged ≥65 years treated with dutasteride or finasteride. Methods : For ...
January 28, 2011 — Dutasteride (Avodart, GlaxoSmithKline) has not been approved for use in the prevention of prostate cancer by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In deciding against approval, ...
Dutasteride (Avodart) treatment significantly reduces the relative risk of a prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) undergoing screening with PSA tests and ...
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- A study to be published in the February issue of the Journal of Urology shows that men with enlarged prostates who took a combination of two medications, AVODART ...
"While we are disappointed by the Committee's conclusions on dutasteride as a prostate-cancer risk-reduction therapy, it is important to note that dutasteride has an established efficacy and safety ...
June 18, 2010 (UPDATED June 21, 2010) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a single-capsule formulation of 0.5-mg dutasteride and 0.4-mg tamsulosin (Jalyn; GlaxoSmithKline) for ...
Prostate drug Dutasteride used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men has been linked to serious side effects. Popular prostate drug Dutasteride (Avodart) that helps to treat ...
The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline said late Wednesday it would no longer seek approval to market its drug dutasteride (Avodart) for the prevention of prostate cancer. The company’s ...
Men at an above-normal risk of prostate cancer may be able to reduce their risk of developing the disease by taking a drug already on the market. In research reported Wednesday, the drug dutasteride, ...
Regulatory advisors in the US have refused to back GlaxoSmithKline’s Avodart and Merck's Proscar - medicines used to treat enlarged prostates - for the prevention of prostate cancer in men. Regulatory ...
Review the side-effects of Dutasteride as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of the ...