Casodex Dosage

Generic name: bicalutamide
Drug classes: Antiandrogens, Hormones / antineoplastics

Medically reviewed by  A Ras MD.

Recommended Adult Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 50 mg

Prostate CA

[metastatic disease]

Dose: 50 mg PO qd; Info: use w/ LHRH analog

[*non-metastatic disease]

Dose: 150 mg PO qd; Info: use as monotherapy

Renal dosing

renal impairment: no adjustment

HD: no adjustment; no supplement; PD: not defined

Hepatic dosing

[no adjustment]

mod-severe impairment: caution advised

Recommended Peds Dosing

Dosage forms:  TAB: 50 mg

Precocious puberty

[2 yo and older]

Dose: 2 mg/kg/dose PO qd; Max: 100 mg/dose; Info: for male pts w/ testotoxicosis

Renal dosing

[not defined]

renal impairment: consider adult renal dosing for guidance

HD/PD: consider adult renal dosing for guidance

Hepatic dosing

[not defined]

hepatic impairment: consider adult hepatic dosing for guidance

SRC: NLM .