Pronounced: (due-TAST-er-ide)
Avodart Oral Uses
Table of Contents
- >>Uses and How to Use
- Dosage and Storage
- Precautions and Side Effects
- Drug Interactions
- Drug Images
This medication is used to shrink an enlarged prostate in men with a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia. It works by lowering amounts of the hormone responsible for prostate growth (dihydrotestosterone). Dutasteride reduces urinary blockage and improves urine flow.
How To Use Avodart Oral
Take this medication by mouth once daily, with or without food. Swallow the medication whole.
Use this medication regularly in order to get the most benefit from it. Remember to use it at the same time each day. It may take 3 to 6 months before you notice an improvement of your symptoms.
Read the Patient Information Leaflet available from your pharmacist.
Inform your doctor if your condition persists or worsens.
