Avodart 0.5mg

Forms and dosages

Avodart is supplied as oblong, opaque, dull yellow soft gelatin capsules containing 0.5mg of dutasteride. The recommended dose is one capsule daily, taken at the same time each day with or without food. Capsules should be swallowed whole; the soft gel should not be chewed or opened, as the contents can irritate the mouth and throat and women who could become pregnant must not handle leaking capsules due to teratogenic risk to a male fetus.

Indications

Avodart is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia, alone or in combination with the alpha-blocker tamsulosin. It is not formally approved in most regions for male pattern hair loss but is widely used off-label, particularly when finasteride at 1mg has been insufficient. According to current urology guidelines, dutasteride may also delay the need for prostate surgery in selected BPH patients.