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What is Avodart?

AVODART is a brand name for dutasteride which is used to treat symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and to reduce the risk of acute urinary retention (AUR) and prostate surgery.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 7 1 Efficacy_moderate
Swollen prostate 3 1 Efficacy_none
enlarged prostrate 3 0
General health 2 0
Prostate Cancer 2 0
Frequent night time urination 1 0

See all 16 patients currently taking Avodart

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 0

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

Semen production decreased 1

Reported Dosages

  0.5mg as needed daily 0.5 mg every other week 0.5 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 13 Number of Patients: 13  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Avodart (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped taking Avodart

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

Currently Taking Avodart

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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

Stopped Taking Avodart

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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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Avodart

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

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Avodart

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Avodart

$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 28, 2012.