Avodart
(dutasteride)
Improves prostate symptoms and lowers the urgency to urinate.
Our bottom line
Avodart (dutasteride) reduces prostate size and relieves symptoms, but can lower sex drive when first starting on it.
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- Drug class: Men's health
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: Lower-cost generic available (dutasteride)
Upsides
- Avodart (dutasteride) improves prostate symptoms to reduce the need for prostate-related surgery.
- Most side effects go away after your body gets used to Avodart (dutasteride).
- Avodart (dutasteride) can be used alone or in combination with Flomax (tamsulosin) to further improve symptoms.
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Downsides
- Pregnant women or women of childbearing age should avoid exposure to Avodart (dutasteride) from sexual intercourse (use a condom) and blood transfusion.
- You need to take Avodart (dutasteride) for at least 6 months before your prostate gets small enough for symptoms to improve.
- Avodart (dutasteride) lowers Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels and can hide symptoms of prostate cancer.
- Avodart (dutasteride) may affect sperm in men and their ability to father a child.
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Avodart (dutasteride) slows the development and enlargement of the prostate gland.
- Drug class: Men's health
- Rx status: Prescription only
- Generic status: Lower-cost generic available (dutasteride)
Dosage forms
- Pill
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What to expect when you take Avodart (dutasteride) for Enlarged prostate
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- Effectiveness
- Starts to kick inFull effects
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- Possible side effects
- Erectile dysfunction
- Decreased libido
- Breast disorders
- Ejaculation disorders
It can take time for a drug to start working, or for some side effects to go away.
Source: FDA product label and Iodine pharmacistsSide effect rates for Avodart (dutasteride)
- Erectile dysfunction5%5%2%2%
- Decreased libido3%3%1%1%
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Risks and Warnings for Avodart (dutasteride)
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- › Men age 55 or older
In a clinical trials, a serious form of prostate cancer was detected in some men taking Avodart (dutasteride).
Pharmacist Q&A
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this drug for?
This medication treats men with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged prostate).Common concerns from people taking Avodart (dutasteride)
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