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    Avodart For Prostate

    Avodart found to reduce prostate risk

    September 14, 2009
    A large clinical trial has found that the drug Avodart reduces the risk of prostate cancer. The study of 8,100 men who had elevated PSA levels found that Avodart (dutasteride) reduced the risk of all biopsy-detectable prostate cancer by 23 percent over four years when compared to a placebo. The study's authors say they did not find a higher incidence of high-grade tumors, which is a problem that previously plagued rival drug Proscar. Read more »
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    What are the differences between Flomax, Uroxatral, and Avodart?
    By Jay Motola , Health Expert

    ...are the differences between Flomax, Uroxatral, and Avodart?     Flomax and Uroxatral are both... Read more »

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    Prostate-Shrinking Medications
    By Jay Motola , Health Expert

    ...  More recently another 5-ARI drug dutasteride (Avodart) has also been released. This drug... Read more »

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    Can Bactrim Decrease Fertility or Reproductive Performance?
    By Jay Motola , Health Expert

    ...perfomance have been linked with the use of Bactrim. Avodart (dutasteride) is a drug that could... Read more »

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    Alternatives to Avodart and Flomax? Ask the Expert
    By Jay Motola , Health Expert

    ...Motola,   I'm in my mid-70s and have been taking Avodart and Flomax for the last two years... Read more »

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    Low PSA: Can Your PSA Level Be Too Low?
    By Jay Motola , Health Expert

    ...rectal examination.  Patients taking Proscar or Avodart may often have low PSA values. This... Read more »

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    Health Guide

    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Highlights
    ...Journal of Urology found that doctors can accurately calculate PSA levels in men who take dutasteride (Avodart) by doubling the PSA values. The PSA test is a blood test for detecting prostate... Read more »
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medications
    ...for men with smaller prostates.5-alpha-reductase inhibitors. Finasteride (Proscar) and dutasteride (Avodart) block the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, the male hormone that... Read more »
    Prostate Cancer: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
    ...Conditions with Similar SymptomsBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)In up to half of men in their 40s, the prostate begins to enlarge through a process of cell multiplication called benign prostatic... Read more »
    Prostate Cancer Introduction
    Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it can eventually spread through the blood... Read more »
    Prostate Cancer: Resources
    ...Institutewww.cancer.org -- American Cancer Societywww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical Oncologywww.prostatecancerfoundation.org -- Prostate Cancer Foundationwww.pcacoalition.org --... Read more »

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    Avodart Oral Uses and How to Use

    ... This medication is used to shrink an enlarged prostate in men with a condition called... Read more »

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    Avodart Oral Drug Interactions

    ...affect the results of the blood test used to detect prostate cancer (PSA). Make sure laboratory... Read more »

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