Bicalutamide vs. Proscar: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Bicalutamide and Proscar. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 85,057 people who take Bicalutamide and Proscar, and is updated regularly.
What is Bicalutamide?
Bicalutamide has active ingredients of bicalutamide. It is often used in prostate cancer. eHealthMe is studying from 9,930 Bicalutamide users. Check the latest studies of Bicalutamide.
What is Proscar?
Proscar has active ingredients of finasteride. It is often used in prostate examination abnormal. eHealthMe is studying from 13,379 Proscar users. Check the latest studies of Proscar.
85,057 people who take Bicalutamide and Proscar are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Bicalutamide (bicalutamide)
- Proscar (finasteride)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Bicalutamide:
- not at all: 3.16 %
- somewhat: 20.0 %
- moderate: 29.47 %
- high: 33.68 %
- very high: 13.68 %
Proscar:
- not at all: 5.34 %
- somewhat: 23.06 %
- moderate: 37.63 %
- high: 27.01 %
- very high: 6.95 %
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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.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Peng, C. C., Chen, C. Y., Chen, C. R., Chen, C. J., Shen, K. H., Chen, K. C., & Peng, R. Y., "Renal Damaging Effect Elicited by Bicalutamide Therapy Uncovered Multiple Action Mechanisms As Evidenced by the Cell Model", Scientific reports, 2018 Jan .
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
- Peng, C. C., Chen, C. Y., Chen, C. R., Chen, C. J., Shen, K. H., Chen, K. C., & Peng, R. Y., "Renal Damaging Effect Elicited by Bicalutamide Therapy Uncovered Multiple Action Mechanisms As Evidenced by the Cell Model", Scientific reports, 2018 Jan .
- Fouda AM, Bazeed AM, "Hematuria and Hematospermia Associated with the Use of Finasteride for the Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: A Case Report", Drug Safety-Case Reports, 2017 Dec .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Bicalutamide (9,860 reports)
- Proscar (13,036 reports)
Browse all side effects of Bicalutamide:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Proscar:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on bicalutamide and finasteride (the active ingredients of Bicalutamide and Proscar, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
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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