NDAORALCAPSULEPriority Review
Approved
Jan 1989
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
5
Data completeness
4/8 — Partial
Priority Review
EULEXIN (flutamide) by Merck & Co. is clinical pharmacology general in animal studies, flutamide demonstrates potent antiandrogenic effects. First approved in 1989.
Drug data last refreshed 13h ago · AI intelligence enriched 1w ago
AI summarySynthesized from FDA + DailyMed + ClinicalTrials.gov data
EULEXIN (flutamide) is an oral small-molecule nonsteroidal antiandrogen that inhibits androgen uptake and nuclear binding in target tissues. It is indicated for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer in combination with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists. The drug works by counteracting androgen effects in androgen-sensitive prostatic carcinoma.
$0.156MPart D
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Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY General In animal studies, flutamide demonstrates potent antiandrogenic effects. It exerts its antiandrogenic action by inhibiting androgen uptake and/or by inhibiting nuclear binding of androgen in target tissues or both. Prostatic carcinoma is known to be androgen-sensitive…
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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