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What is Dutasteride?

Dutasteride is used for the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) as monotherapy or combination therapy with tamsulosin. Off label it is used for the treatment of male patterned baldness.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
BPH (Benign prostatic hyperplasia) 2 0
Reduced arm swing 1 0
prostate enlargement 1 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support urinary health 1 0

See all 3 patients currently taking Dutasteride

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dutasteride

less decreased sperm production and loss of pleasure than Proscar 1

Reported Dosages

  0.5 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dutasteride (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 100%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 100%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dutasteride

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Dutasteride

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dutasteride

Always
 2 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dutasteride

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dutasteride

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.