Description
Uses of Medicine:
Bicalutamide tablet 50 mg is an anti-cancer medicine. It is generally classified under purine antagonists. Patients, Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), or Hospitals can buy Bicalutamide 50 MG Tablets online from India through THE INDIAN PHARMA (a trusted Bicalutamide Supplier, Exporter, and Contract Manufacturer in India) for the management and treatment of prostate cancer. This oral drug is typically used along with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue or after surgical removal of the testicles to treat metastatic prostate cancer.Bicalutamide 50 mg is part of a group of drugs called non-steroid anti-androgens. It is often prescribed in conjunction with Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) analogs or in some cases, following surgical removal of the testis. Bicalutamide is helpful for prostate cancer because it reduces the level of testosterone, which is required for cancer cells to prosper.
You should take 50 mg of Bicalutamide whether or not you have eaten. The most critical instruction is to ensure that you take it at the same time each day. Follow the doctor’s instructions on how to take this medicine. In some cases, the dosage might change as her condition improves or worsens. Always take the prescribed amount of medication and never exceed the limits given to you. Overdosing may cost you greatly in terms of side effects.
Bicalutamide 50 mg forms part of a treatment method known as Androgen deprivation therapy which combines radiation, surgery, and hormone therapy for patients with high-risk prostate cancer. As with most cancer treatments, Bicalutamide 50 mg is intended to partially relieve symptoms and slow cancer progression. Androgen deprivation therapy is used in combination with other treatments to slow the growth of cancer. Cancerous prostate cells rely heavily on testosterone, a hormone, to grow and the said therapy works by reducing its quantity in the body.
You can feel fine, but medication should be taken with the same regularity that was prescribed by your doctor. If any, it would be best to inform your doctor of symptoms like blood in urine or unusual allergic symptoms. There is no denying that such sudden complications can cause life-threatening issues. Health, during the entire regiment, has to be checked regularly and constantly monitored. Your doctor will provide you with all the necessary check-ups and testing frequencies and detail how to optimize any side effects encountered whilst using the medication.Dosage & Side Effects:
The recommended initial dose of Bicalutamide is 1.5 mg/kg to 2.5 mg/kg orally once daily as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen. For patients less than 17 kg in weight, the recommended dose is not feasible with the current only available strength of 50 mg. Concerning food, patients may take Bicalutamide with or without. After this treatment is started, the patients require a CBC and later adjustments to prescribed dosages are made so that the ANC is in the target level and there is minimal myelosuppression. In those patients with severe prolonged myelosuppression, consider leukemia and the cellularity of the bone marrow as well as the assessment of the myelosuppression was done with bone marrow. In patients that suffer from severe and multiple bouts of myelosuppression, check the TPMT and NUDT15. Do not give the medicine to those patients who cannot ingest the tablets. When patients have a dose forgotten, instruct them to proceed without retracing their steps but to continue as intended to the next designated dose.The most common side effects of Bicalutamide 50 mg oral tablets are myelosuppression, including rash, anorexia, nausea, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, vomiting, diarrhea, and malaise.
