Drug brand Duprost (0.5 mg) is being manufactured and marketed by Cipla Ltd. The main active ingredient or salt in this drug is Dutasteride. This drug comes in the form of Capsule. The general packing available for this medicine consists of 10 Capsule and is priced at Rs 167.50 (arround $2.345 US Dollar)
The main active ingredient or salt in Duprost (0.5 mg) is Dutasteride.
Dutasteride is used alone or with another medication (tamsulosin
Flomax
) to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; enlargement of the prostate gland). Dutasteride is used to treat symptoms of BPH and may reduce the chance of developing acute urinary retention (sudden inability to urinate). Dutasteride may also decrease the chance that prostate surgery will be needed. Dutasteride is in a class of medications called 5-alpha reductase inhibitors. It works by blocking the production of a natural substance that enlarges the prostate.
Duprost (0.5 mg) - Dutasteride - For more details on its Indication, Prescription, Usage, Dosage, Precaution, Side Effects etc, please check : Duprost (0.5 mg) - Dutasteride..
Generic Drug Substitutes for : Duprost (0.5 mg)
There are 7 brands listed here as Generic Substitutes for Duprost (0.5 mg), which have same salt or similar Generic composition (i.e. Dutasteride-0.5 mg). Please note that one can request a doctor or pharmacist to substitute a generic version of the prescribed drug brand, if any. So far as quality and performance of generic version is concerned, mostly, Generics with the same active ingredient (here i.e. Dutasteride-0.5 mg), are just as appropriate and effective for patient treatment as otherwise, the prescribed branded one