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A member asked:
What's the difference between flutamide and finasteride?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Different drugs: Flutamide is a drug to treat prostate cancer by blocking male hormones. Finasteride is used to treat benign prostate conditions such as BPH (benign enlargement of the prostate). These 2 medications are not interchangeable.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Rx cancer vs Rx BPH: Flutamide is an antiandrogen drug to treat prostate cancer. Blocks testosterone from stimulating the prostate cancer cells to grow. Finasteride is a synthetic 5α-reductase inhibitor, blocks conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestestosterone to decrease bph.
Answered 6/25/2014
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