Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule
Product Info
| Prescription required | Yes |
| Marketer | Cipla Ltd |
| Active Ingredient | Dutasteride (0.5mg) |
| Storage | Store below 30°C |
| Chemical Class | Androgen Derivative |
| Habit Forming | No |
| Therapeutic Class | UROLOGY |
| Action Class | 5 alpha- reductase inhibitor (5ARI) |
| User Rating | 4.9 |
| User Reviews | 374 |
FAQ
What if you forget to take Dupecia Capsule?
If you miss a dose of Dupecia 0.5mg, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double the dose.\n
Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule Reviews
Dupecia 0.5mg is used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. It shrinks the size of the enlarged prostate gland to relieve symptoms like pain and difficulty in passing urine.
It should be taken by mouth with or without food. This medicine is given for long time as takes few months to show its effects. Thus, it is important to take it as advised by doctor and complete the full course of treatment.
It is usually well tolerated. However, it may produce some mild sexual side effects such as low sexual drive. Remember you should not donate blood for 6 months after taking the last dose of this medicine.
How Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule Works
Dupecia 0.5mg is a 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. It blocks an enzyme which is necessary to change testosterone to another hormone that causes the prostate to grow. As a result, it helps to shrink the prostate and relieve the symptoms like difficulty in passing urine.
How to Use Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule
Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Dupecia 0.5mg may be taken with or without food, but it is better to take it at a fixed time.
Benefits of Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule
- In Benign prostatic hyperplasia: When your prostate gland becomes enlarged it can cause urinary problems such as difficulty passing urine and the need to go to the toilet frequently or urgently. It can also cause urine flow to be slower. If not treated, there is a risk that your urine flow will be completely blocked. Dupecia 0.5mg works by relaxing muscles in the bladder and prostate. So, it can rapidly relieve the symptoms and make it easier for you to urinate. It also helps to treat uncontrollable contractions (spasms) of the bladder muscles that causes frequent urination, urgent need to urinate, and inability to control passing of urine. It also relieves painful, or frequent urination and reduces urgency to urinate. Take this medicine exactly as prescribed for maximum benefits.
Uses of Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Dupecia 0.5mg Capsule Side Effects
Safety Tips
Breast feeding
UNSAFE
Dupecia 0.5mg is unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Data suggests that the drug may cause toxicity to the baby.Dupecia 0.5mg is not indicated for use in women.
Liver
CAUTION
Dupecia 0.5mg should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Dupecia 0.5mg may be needed. Please consult your doctor.Use of Dupecia 0.5mg is not recommended in patients with severe liver disease.
Kidney
SAFE IF PRESCRIBED
Dupecia 0.5mg is probably safe to use in patients with kidney disease. Limited data available suggests that dose adjustment of Dupecia 0.5mg may not be needed in these patients. Please consult your doctor.
Alcohol
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR
It is not known whether it is safe to consume alcohol with Dupecia 0.5mg. Please consult your doctor.
Pregnancy
UNSAFE
Dupecia 0.5mg is highly unsafe to use during pregnancy. Seek your doctor's advice as studies on pregnant women and animals have shown significant harmful effects to the developing baby.
Driving
SAFE
Dupecia 0.5mg does not usually affect your ability to drive.
Quick Tips
- Your doctor has prescribed Dupecia 0.5mg to shrink the enlarged prostate and reduce the risk of urinary retention.
- It may take 3 to 6 months to see the full beneficial effect of Dupecia 0.5mg. Hence, continue taking the medicine as advised by your doctor.
- Do not donate blood for 6 months after taking the last dose of Dupecia 0.5mg.
- Dupecia 0.5mg is usually well tolerated. However, it may produce some mild sexual side effects such as low sexual drive.
References
- Chrousos GP. The Gonadal Hormones & Inhibitors. In: Katzung BG, Masters SB, Trevor AJ, editors. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. 11th ed. New Delhi, India: Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited; 2009. p. 723.
- Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).
- Dutasteride. Research Triangle Park, North Carolina: GlaxoSmithKline; 2001 [revised Jun. 2008].
- Dutasteride [Product Monograph]. Mississauga, Ontario: GlaxoSmithKline Inc.; 2013.