Bicalutamide

Generic name: bicalutamide
Brand name: Casodex
Drug classes: Antiandrogens, Hormones / antineoplastics

Dosage form: Tablet
Root of administration: Oral
Dose: 50 mg
Mechanism of action: Bicalutamide is a prescription medicine belonging to a class of medicines called non-steroidal androgen receptor inhibitors.
Drug usage cases: Bicalutamide is used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic).
Drug contra indications: You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to bicalutamide.

Use effective birth control if your sex partner is able to get pregnant. Bicalutamide can harm an unborn baby if you father a child while using this medicine. Keep using birth control for at least 130 days (about 19 weeks) after your last dose.

Bicalutamide is not for use by women or children.

This medicine can cause birth defects if a woman takes it during pregnancy.

To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had:

• liver disease; or
• diabetes.

Side effects: Call your doctor at once if you have:

• breast pain or swelling;
• sudden chest pain, wheezing, dry cough, feeling short of breath;
• low red blood cells (anemia) – pale skin, unusual tiredness, feeling light-headed or short of breath, cold hands and feet;
• liver problems – nausea, upper stomach pain, feeling tired, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes), fever, chills;
• high blood sugar – increased thirst, increased urination, dry mouth, fruity breath odor; or
• (if you also take warfarin) unusual bruising or bleeding.

Warnings: Bicalutamide can harm an unborn baby if you father a child while using this medicine. Use effective birth control to prevent pregnancy while using bicalutamide and for at least 130 days (about 19 weeks) after your last dose.