Description
Casodex 50mg Tablets – Bicalutamide 50mg, 28 Tablets
Casodex 50mg Tablets are a medication used to treat prostate cancer by blocking the effects of male hormones such as testosterone. Casodex works by binding to androgen receptors, inhibiting androgen signaling.
Casodex is used to treat prostate cancer
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What is the price of Casodex 50mg Tablets in Nigeria?
The price of Casodex 50mg Tablets is N39,900
Where can you buy Casodex 50mg Tablets In Nigeria?
You can Buy Casodex 50mg Tablets at Asset Pharmacy Lagos Nigeria, Nigeria\’s Largest Online Pharmacy.
Casodex 50mg Tablets is a prescription drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent.
You will be required to send Asset Pharmacy your prescription
Asset Pharmacy
1A, Olugbesan Close, Off Adegbeyemi Street, Allen Street, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria
Tel 09034553795
https://www.assetpharmacy.com/
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How to Use
How to use Casodex 50mg Tablets
Always take this medicine exactly as your doctor has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
- The recommended dose for an adult is one tablet each day.
- Swallow the tablet whole with a drink of water.
- Try to take your tablet at the same time each day.
- Do not stop taking this medicine even if you feel well, unless your doctor tells you to.
Product Details
Product Information of Casodex 50mg Tablets
- if you are allergic to bicalutamide or any of the other ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
- if you are already taking a medicine called cisapride or certain anti-histamine medicines (terfenadine or astemizole).
- if you are a woman.
Do not take Casodex if any of the above apply to you. If you are not sure, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Casodex.
Casodex must not be given to children.
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking Casodex:
- if you have any of the following: any heart or blood vessel conditions, including heart rhythm problems (arrhythmia), or are being treated with medicines for these conditions. The risk of heart rhythm problems may be increased when using Casodex.
- if you are taking blood thinners or medicines to prevent blood clots.
- if you have problems with your liver.
- if you have diabetes and are already taking an ‘LHRH analogue’. These include goserelin, buserelin, leuprorelin and triptorelin.
- if you go into hospital, tell the medical staff that you are taking Casodex.
- if you are taking Casodex, you and/or your partner should use birth control while you are taking Casodex and for 130 days after stopping Casodex. Talk to your doctor if you have any questions about birth control.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking, have recently taken or might take any other medicines. This includes medicines obtained without a prescription and herbal medicines. This is because Casodex can affect the way other medicines work. Also some other medicines can affect the way Casodex works.
Do not take Casodex if you are already taking any of the following medicines:
- Cisapride (used for some types of indigestion).
- Certain anti-histamine medicines (terfenadine or astemizole).
Casodex might interfere with some medicines used to treat heart rhythm problems (e.g. quinidine, procainamide, amiodarone and sotalol) or might increase the risk of heart rhythm problems when used with some other drugs [e.g. methadone (used for pain relief and part of drug addiction detoxification), moxifloxacin (an antibiotic)], antipsychotics used for serious mental illnesses.
Also, tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking any of the following medicines:
- Medicines taken by mouth to prevent blood clots (oral anti-coagulants) e.g. warfarin. Blood thinners or medicines to prevent blood clots.
- Ciclosporin (to suppress your immune system).
- Calcium channel blockers (to treat high blood pressure or some heart conditions).
- Cimetidine (for stomach problems).
- Ketoconazole (to treat infections caused by a fungus).
Casodex must not be taken by women, including pregnant women or mothers who are breast-feeding their babies.
Casodex may have an effect on male fertility which could be reversible.
Casodex is not likely to affect you being able to drive or use any tools or machines.
However, if you feel sleepy take care with these activities.
Lactose is a type of sugar. If you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to some sugars, contact your doctor before taking this medicinal product.
This medicine contains less than 1 mmol sodium (23 mg) per tablet, that is to say essentially ‘sodium-free’.
Side Effects
Side Effects of Casodex 50mg Tablets
Like all medicines, this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
These are uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
The symptoms can include sudden onset of:
- Rash, itching or hives on the skin.
- Swelling of the face, lips, tongue, throat or other parts of the body.
- Shortness of breath, wheezing or trouble breathing.
If this happens to you, see a doctor straight away.
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people):
- Pain in your abdomen.
- Blood in your urine.
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people):
- Yellowing of the skin or whites of your eyes (jaundice). These may be signs of liver problems or in rare cases (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people) liver failure.
Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 people):
- Serious shortness of breath or shortness of breath which suddenly gets worse. This may be with a cough or high temperature (fever). These may be signs of an inflammation of the lungs called ‘interstitial lung disease’.
Not known (frequency cannot be estimated from the available data):
- Changes in ECG (QT prolongation).
Very common (may affect more than 1 in 10 people)
- Dizziness.
- Constipation.
- Feeling sick (nausea).
- Swelling and tenderness of your breasts.
- Hot flushes.
- Feeling weak.
- Swelling.
- Low levels of red blood cells (anaemia). This may make you feel tired or look pale.
Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 people)
- Loss of appetite.
- Reduced sex drive.
- Depression.
- Feeling sleepy.
- Indigestion.
- Wind (flatulence).
- Hair loss.
- Hair re-growth or growth of extra hair.
- Dry skin.
- Itching.
- Skin rash.
- Being unable to get an erection (impotence).
- Weight gain.
- Chest pain.
- Reduced heart function.
- Heart attack.
Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 people)
- Increased skin sensitivity to sunlight.
Your doctor may do blood tests to check for any changes to your blood.
Do not be concerned by this list of possible side effects. You may not get any of them.
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
Ingredients
Product Ingredients of Casodex 50mg Tablets
The active substance is bicalutamide. Each tablet contains 50 mg of bicalutamide.
The other ingredients are lactose monohydrate (see section 2, Casodex contains lactose), magnesium stearate, hypromellose, macrogol 300, povidone, sodium starch glycolate and titanium dioxide (E171).
How to store
How to store Casodex 50mg Tablets
- Keep your tablets in the container they came in.
- Do not store above 30°C.
- Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
- Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the carton. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
Prescription Product
This product requires a prescription from your Doctor.
Please follow the instruction received from the pharmacy on how to forward your prescription to the pharmacy after you have paid for the medicine.
A prescription drug is a pharmaceutical medication that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.
To order this product you confirm that you are under the care of your doctor or consultant and have been given permission by them for purchase, fulfillment & use in treatment with their written consent
Delivery
Delievry time are estimates. Can vary due to the time of day you order.
Delivery time estimate are subject to the courier company.
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