Definition of "dutasteride" [dutasteride]

• A drug which inhibits the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone (noun)

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• "The drugs are also known as dutasteride and finasteride, respectively."
• "The study, published on Monday in The Lancet, involved a drug, dutasteride, that is marketed to shrink prostates when they enlarge as men grow older."
• "Dr. Gerald Andriole, chief of urologic surgery at Washington University School of Medicine, said a four-year study confirms that men who used the drug Avodart the generic form is called dutasteride received more accurate readings on their prostate specific antigen tests, especially if they were developing forms of aggressive cancer."