Androgen inhibitor

From Health Encyclopedia

Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Related Terms 4 Scope Note 5 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

flutamide

Broader Terms

hormone inhibitor

Related Terms

finasteride

Scope Note

substance or state which suppresses, prevents, opposes or slows down the actions of the steroid hormone androgen.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• The use of flutamide (Eulexin), an androgen inhibitor, in a dosage of approximately 10 mg per kg per day in three divided doses, in patients with all types of congenital adrenal hyper ffb plasia may permit hydrocortisone to be given at lower dosages.
• Propecia (finasteride): This medication is an androgen inhibitor, taken orally.
• 6 alpha-fluorotestosterone: a nonaromatizable androgen inhibitor of aromatase cytochrome P450.
• [Influence of an "androgen inhibitor" on the steroid excretion in women with hirsutism]Kaiser E, Schmidt-Elmendorff H, Orssich P.

Would you like to discuss or post question about Androgen inhibitor ? Click here !