Casodex and Breath odor - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Breath odor is reported as a side effect among people who take Casodex (bicalutamide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months also take Zometa, and have Prostate cancer metastatic.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Breath odor when taking Casodex. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 10,594 people who have side effects when taking Casodex from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Casodex?

Casodex has active ingredients of bicalutamide. It is often used in prostate cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 10,725 Casodex users. Check the latest studies of Casodex.

What is Breath odor?

Breath odor is found to be associated with 466 drugs and 768 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Breath odor.



On Apr, 06, 2026

10,594 people reported to have side effects when taking Casodex.
Among them, 25 people (0.24%) have Breath odor.

Could Casodex cause Breath odor?

Among these 25 people:

How long have people been on Casodex when they have Breath odor? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 100 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 0.0 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Breath odor when taking Casodex? *

  • female: 8 %
  • male: 92 %

What is the age of people who have Breath odor when taking Casodex? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 5 %
  • 60+: 95 %

What are other drugs people take besides Casodex? *

  1. Zometa: 20 people, 80.00%
  2. Lupron: 19 people, 76.00%
  3. Zofran: 16 people, 64.00%
  4. Aspirin: 13 people, 52.00%
  5. Peridex: 11 people, 44.00%
  6. Doxycycline: 11 people, 44.00%
  7. Ditropan Xl: 10 people, 40.00%
  8. Nexium: 10 people, 40.00%
  9. Hyzaar: 10 people, 40.00%
  10. Megestrol Acetate: 10 people, 40.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Breath odor? *

  1. Bone Disorder: 20 people, 80.00%
  2. Stress And Anxiety: 19 people, 76.00%
  3. Bone Pain: 19 people, 76.00%
  4. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 19 people, 76.00%
  5. Prostatic Specific Antigen Increased: 18 people, 72.00%
  6. Injury: 18 people, 72.00%
  7. Pain: 18 people, 72.00%
  8. Tricuspid Valve Incompetence (inefficient heart valve): 17 people, 68.00%
  9. Osteonecrosis Of Jaw (death of bone of jaw): 16 people, 64.00%
  10. Weakness: 13 people, 52.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Prostate Cancer Metastatic: 9 people, 36.00%
  2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (a progressive disease that makes it hard to breathe): 8 people, 32.00%
  3. Bone Neoplasm Malignant (cancer of bone): 8 people, 32.00%
  4. Asthma: 8 people, 32.00%
  5. Suicide Attempt: 1 person, 4.00%
  6. Pain: 1 person, 4.00%
  7. Metastasis (spreadable cancer to other organ from origin): 1 person, 4.00%
  8. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 1 person, 4.00%
  9. Ear Pain: 1 person, 4.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on bicalutamide (the active ingredients of Casodex) and Casodex (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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