Flutamide and Prostate cancer - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Prostate cancer is found among people who take Flutamide, especially for people who are 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 6 months.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Flutamide and have Prostate cancer. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,658 people who have side effects when taking Flutamide from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Dec, 27, 2022

1,658 people reported to have side effects when taking Flutamide.
Among them, 116 people (7.0%) have Prostate cancer.

What is Flutamide?

Flutamide has active ingredients of flutamide. eHealthMe is studying from 1,675 Flutamide users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Prostate cancer?

Prostate cancer is found to be associated with 1,787 drugs and 1,123 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Flutamide and Prostate cancer reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Flutamide and have Prostate cancer?

Check whether Prostate cancer is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

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How severe was Prostate cancer and when was it recovered:

Prostate cancer in Flutamide

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of flutamide:

Prostate cancer and drugs with ingredients of flutamide (119 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Flutamide:

Flutamide (1,675 reports)

Common Flutamide side effects:

Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 119 reports
Prostate cancer: 116 reports

Browse all side effects of Flutamide:

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Prostate cancer treatments and more:

Prostate cancer (182,488 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Prostate cancer:

Common drugs associated with Prostate cancer:

All the drugs that are associated with Prostate cancer:

Prostate cancer (1,787 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Prostate cancer:

Indigestion: 38,223 reports
Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 21,262 reports
Gastric ulcer: 4,318 reports
Rheumatoid arthritis: 1,416 reports
High blood pressure: 1,296 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Prostate cancer:

Prostate cancer (1,123 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on flutamide (the active ingredients of Flutamide) and Flutamide (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.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI 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 600+ 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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