Casodex 150mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Bicalutamide

Available from:

Lexon (UK) Ltd

ATC code:

L02BB03

INN (International Name):

Bicalutamide

Dosage:

150mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 08030402

Patient Information leaflet

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
CASODEX
® 150MG FILM-COATED TABLETS
(bicalutamide)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START
TAKING THIS MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT
INFORMATION FOR YOU.

Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.

If you have any further questions, ask your doctor
or pharmacist.

This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do
not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if
their signs of illness are the same as yours.

If you get any side effects talk to your doctor or
pharmacist. This includes any possible side effects
not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
The name of your medicine is Casodex 150mg film-
coated tablets but will be referred to as Casodex
throughout this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Casodex is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take Casodex
3.
How to take Casodex
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Casodex
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
Casodex contains a medicine called bicalutamide. This
belongs to a group of medicines called ‘anti-androgens’.

Casodex is used to treat prostate cancer.

It works by blocking the effects of male hormones
such as testosterone.
DO NOT TAKE CASODEX:

if you are a woman.

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).
Casodex must not be given to children.
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.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking
Casodex:

if you have problems with your liver. Your doctor
may do blood tests before and during your
treatment with Casodex.

if you have any of the following:
any heart or blood vessel conditions, including heart
rhythm problems (arrhythmia), or are being treated
with medicin