DESCRIPTION
Casodex is a medicine generally known as hormone antagonist and anti-androgens The active ingredient of Casodex is Bicalutamide . Bicalutamide is used for the treatment of advanced prostatic carcinoma. It is taken together with a drug known as a luteinising hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analogue - an additional hormone treatment - or with accompanying surgical removal of the testicles. Bicalutamide is one of a group of medicines known as the non-steroidal antiandrogens. The active substance bicalutamide blocks the undesired effect of the male sex hormones (androgens) and inhibits cell growth in the prostate in this way.
