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About flutamide

Flutamide belongs to a group of medicines known as anti-androgens. This means that it blocks the actions of male sex hormones called androgens. It also reduces the amount of male hormones (such as testosterone) that your body produces.

में प्रोस्टेट कैंसर, the cancer cells need the male hormone testosterone to grow and multiply well. Hormone treatments like flutamide block the effect of testosterone on prostate cancer cells. This slows down the growth of the cancer. Flutamide also helps to reduce symptom 'flares' and side-effects from other treatments which may be used for the cancer, or following surgery.

Before taking flutamide

Some medicines are not suitable for people with certain conditions, and sometimes a medicine can only be used if extra care is taken. For these reasons, before you start taking flutamide it is important that your doctor knows:

• यदि आपके जिगर के काम करने के तरीके में कोई समस्या है।.

• यदि आपको हृदय की समस्या है।.

• यदि आपको एक दुर्लभ अनुवांशिक रक्त विकार है जिसे पोर्फिरिया कहा जाता है।.

• यदि आप कोई अन्य दवाएं ले रहे हैं। इसमें वे सभी दवाएं शामिल हैं जिन्हें बिना पर्ची के खरीदा जा सकता है, साथ ही हर्बल और पूरक दवाएं भी।.

• यदि आपको कभी किसी दवा से एलर्जी की प्रतिक्रिया हुई है।.

How to take flutamide

• Before you start the treatment, read the manufacturer's printed information leaflet from inside the pack. It will give you more information about flutamide and will provide you with a full list of the side-effects which you may experience from taking it.

• Take the tablets exactly as your doctor tells you to. Your dose will be printed on the label of the pack of tablets to remind you about what the doctor said to you. It is usual to take one tablet three times a day.

• You can take flutamide tablets either with or without food. Taking the tablet with a drink of water will help you to swallow it.

• Try to take the tablets at the same times of day each day. This will help you to remember to take your doses regularly.

• यदि आप एक खुराक लेना भूल जाते हैं, तो जैसे ही आपको याद आए, इसे ले लें (जब तक कि आपकी अगली खुराक का समय न आ गया हो, इस स्थिति में छूटी हुई खुराक को छोड़ दें)। भूली हुई खुराक की भरपाई के लिए दो खुराक एक साथ न लें।.

अपने उपचार से अधिकतम लाभ प्राप्त करना

• Please keep your regular appointments with your doctor so that your progress can be monitored. Your doctor will want you to have some blood tests from time to time to check that your liver is staying healthy.

• Your doctor will recommend that you do not drink much alcohol while you are on flutamide.

• Treatment with flutamide is often long-term. You should continue to take the tablets regularly unless you are told otherwise by your doctor.
  

Can flutamide cause problems?

Along with their useful effects, most medicines can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains some of the most common ones associated with flutamide. You will find a full list in the manufacturer's information leaflet supplied with your medicine. The unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to the new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

यदि आपको कोई अन्य लक्षण महसूस होते हैं जो आपको लगता है कि टैबलेट्स के कारण हो सकते हैं, तो कृपया आगे की सलाह के लिए अपने डॉक्टर या फार्मासिस्ट से बात करें।.

How to store flutamide

• सभी दवाओं को बच्चों की पहुँच और दृष्टि से दूर रखें।.

• ठंडी, सूखी जगह पर रखें, सीधे गर्मी और रोशनी से दूर।.

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