what is casodex used for
Bicalutamide (Casodex Â®) Bicalutamide is a hormonal therapy drug used to treat prostate cancer. This information is best read with our general information about prostate cancer. You will see a doctor or nurse regularly while you have this treatment so they can monitor its effects.
Bicalutamide may also be used to treat excessive hair growth in women, as a component of hormone therapy for transgender women, to prevent priapism, and to treat early puberty in boys. It is taken by mouth. Common side effects in men include breast enlargement, breast tenderness, and hot flashes.
BICALUTAMIDE blocks the effect of the male hormone testosterone on the prostate. This medicine is used to treat advanced prostate cancer in men. It is given with other treatments. Compare androgen receptor inhibitors.