Avodart release in the form of soft yellow oblong capsules with the marking "GX CE2" which contain 0,5 mg of a dutasterid and auxiliary components: monodiglycerides of caprylic acid and butyl hydroxytoluene. In blisters on 10 capsules.

Indications to use

Dutasterid, active agent of Avodart, is capable to suppress activity of the enzymes participating in testosterone exchange. The maximum effect as a result of its action is reached in one-two weeks after the beginning of use of medicine.

Drug promotes reduction of the sizes of a prostate, improvement of an urination and decrease in risk of emergence of an ischuria in an acute form. According to the instruction, it is necessary to appoint a medicine at treatment and prevention of a benign hyperplasia of a prostate.

Contraindications

Avodart is contraindicated:

To women and children;
At hypersensitivity to components of drug and to other medicines relating to inhibitors 5α-reduktazy.

As дутастерид it is intensively metabolized in a liver, care at Avodart's use by the patient with disturbances of functions of a liver is necessary.

Route of administration and dosage

Avodart can be appointed in a combination with tamsuloziny, or as monotherapy. Accept drug irrespective of meal. In spite of the fact that the positive effect from treatment can occur quickly enough, its reception should be continued within at least 6 months.

For adult men, according to the instruction to Avodart, the recommended dose makes 0,5 mg (1 capsule) a day. In order to avoid possible irritation of a mucous membrane of a mouth and a throat swallow of the capsule entirely, without chewing and without opening. The medicine dosage for men of advanced age and patients with disturbances of functions of kidneys is similar to a dosage for adult men and does not demand correction.

Side effects

According to data of clinical trials, Avodart's use as means for monotherapy can have a number of the negative effects which are shown as:

Decrease in a libido,
Impotence,
Disturbances of an ejaculation,
Gynecomastia (increase and morbidity of chest glands).

At a combination therapy Avodarty and tamsuloziny, in addition to probability of emergence of the same side effects, as well as at monotherapy, dizziness is possible.

Observations in clinical practice allow to allocate such reactions of an organism to drug as an itch, rash, urticaria, a Quincke's disease, limited hypostases.

Special instructions

Women and children should avoid contact with the damaged Avodart's capsules as active component of medicine is capable to be absorbed through skin. At contact with dutasteridy the respective site of skin needs to be washed out water with soap.

Analogs

On the action mechanism Avodart's analogs are medicines: Penesterum, Alfinal, Urofin, Financial nuclear heating plant, Sonirid Duo, Finasterid-OBL, Zerlon, Proskar, Finpros, Finasterid, Prosterid.

Terms and storage conditions

According to the instruction to Avodart, a period of validity of capsules – 4 years. It is necessary to store this medicine at a temperature not above 30 °C in places not available to children.

The prices in Internet drugstores:

Name of drug

Price

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Avodart of piece capsule 0,5mg 30

1864 rub.

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Apteka вер.ру, LLC

Avodart капс 50 mkg No. 30, GlaxoSmithKline

2122 rub.

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Network of the Moscow drugstores of IFC

Avodart of piece capsule 0,5mg 90

3831 rub.

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Apteka вер.ру, LLC

Avodart капс 50 mkg No. 90, GlaxoSmithKline

4458 rub.

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Network of the Moscow drugstores of IFC

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