A drug that blocks the action of androgen hormones and is used in the treatment of cancer of the prostate (see prostate, cancer of) and occasionally to reduce male sex drive.
Side effects include weight gain and an increased risk of developing of blood clots.
An antiandrogen. It inhibits the effects of androgens (see ANDROGEN) at receptor level and is therefore useful in the treatment of prostate cancer (see PROSTATE, DISEASES OF), ACNE, HIRSUTISM in women and in the treatment of severe hypersexuality and sexual deviation in men. The drug can have serious side-effects. (See OESTROGENS.)
a drug used in the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer resistant to hormonal treatment. It reduces testosterone production in prostate and adrenal tissues by inhibiting an enzyme, cytochrome P450 17A1, involved in the androgen-producing pathway in these tissues (see anti-androgen). Side-effects include oedema, liver disorders, hypertension, and low potassium levels.... abiraterone acetate
(cyproterone acetate) n. a steroid drug that inhibits the effects of male sex hormones (see anti-androgen). It is used to treat hypersexuality disorders and advanced prostate cancer in men; combined with ethinylestradiol as co-cyprindiol, it is used to treat acne and hirsutism in women. Common side-effects include tiredness, loss of strength, inhibition of sperm formation, infertility, and breast enlargement (gynaecomastia). Because of a risk of liver damage, liver function tests should be carried out before and during treatment.... cyproterone
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