Dutasteride
It is in a class of medications called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. It works by blocking the production of a natural substance that enlarges the prostate.Enlarged prostate (Benign prostatic hyperplasia - BPH).
Adult : One capsule of 0.5mg orally once a day with or without food around the same time every day.
Hypersensitivity to dutastride and/or finasteride, liver disease or history of; prostate cancer.
Use only in men; should not donate blood while taking dutasteride and for 6-months after stop taking it, donot drink grape juice, swallow the capsule whole, do not split, chew or crush it, do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one. Paediatric : Keep out of reach of children. Pregnancy: Pregnant women should not handle dutasteride capsule, touching the contents of capsule may harm fetus.
Decrease in sex drive, difficulty ejaculating, breast tenderness or enlargement.
Nutritional supplements, herbal products,antifungal-Fluconazole, itraconazole and ketoconazole, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, cyclosporine, danazol, delavirdine, dilitazem, erythromycin, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, protease inhibiotors - indinavir and ritonavir, isoniazid, metronidazole, nefazodone, troleandomycin, verapamil, and zafirlukast.