Flutamid

Pharmaceutical

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Pharmaceuticals

2.6

3.35

5.66e-03 g/L

>41.4 [ug/mL] (The mean of the results at pH 7.4)

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

FDA approved drugs -> Active ingredient

Hormones and antihormones

111.5-112.5

111 - 113 °C

Danger

H302+H312+H332 (29.8%): Harmful if swallowed, in contact with skin or if inhaled [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal; acute toxicity, inhalation]

P203, P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P304+P340, P317, P318, P319, P321, P330, P362+P364, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 94 reports by companies from 15 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.

Danger

H361: Suspected of damaging fertility or the unborn child [Warning Reproductive toxicity]

Acute Tox. 4 (88.3%)

Reproductive toxicity - Category 2

Chronic therapy with flutamide is associated with elevations in serum aminotransferase levels in up to 62% of patients, but marked elevations (above 5 times ULN) in only 3% to 5%. Most of these abnormalities are transient, asymptomatic and do not require dose adjustment or drug discontinuation. However, in 0.1% to 1% of patients, acute liver injury with symptoms and jaundice arises which can be prolonged, severe and even fatal. The latency of onset ranges widely from 1 to 10 months (Cases 2 and 3), averaging 3 months. Allergic manifestations are rare as are autoantibodies. The pattern of liver enzyme elevations is most commonly hepatocellular, but many cases with cholestatic and mixed patterns have been described. Liver failure with a requirement for emergency liver transplantation or fatality has been described in many publications with 20 fatal cases reported from the FDA MedWatch program during the first 5 years of its availability. Fatal cases have been reported in children and young women being treated for hirsutism or acne (Case 1).

L02BB01

L - Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

QL - Antineoplastic and immunomodulating agents

Flutamide is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen. 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 and responds to treatment that counteracts the effect of androgen and/or removes the source of androgen, e.g. castration. Elevations of plasma testosterone and estradiol levels have been noted following flutamide administration.

Flutamide is a nonsteroidal antiandrogen that blocks the action of both endogenous and exogenous testosterone by binding to the androgen receptor. In addition Flutamide is a potent inhibitor of testosterone-stimulated prostatic DNA synthesis. Moreover, it is capable of inhibiting prostatic nuclear uptake of androgen.

Flutamide is rapidly and extensively metabolized, with flutamide comprising only 2.5% of plasma radioactivity 1 hour after administration.

Flutamide has known human metabolites that include 2-hydroxy-flutamide.

Flutamide is rapidly and extensively metabolized, with flutamide comprising only 2.5% of plasma radioactivity 1 hour after administration. Route of Elimination: Flutamide and its metabolites are excreted mainly in the urine with only 4.2% of a single dose excreted in the feces over 72 hours. Half Life: The plasma half-life for the alpha-hydroxylated metabolite of flutamide (an active metabolite) is approximately 6 hours.