Drug class

Antiandrogen

An antiandrogen is a member of a pharmacologic class of agents that counteracts or inhibits the biological effects of male sex hormones, primarily testosterone and dihydrotestosterone. Read more about Antiandrogen

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Drugs in Antiandrogen

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ERLEADA (apalutamide)

ANTIANDROGEN · METASTATIC CASTRATION-SENSITIVE PROSTATE CANCER ·+1
JANSSEN BIOTECH, Inc.

BICALUTAMIDE

ANTIANDROGEN · METASTATIC PROSTATE CARCINOMA
GSMS, INC.

BICALUTAMIDE

ANTIANDROGEN · METASTATIC PROSTATE CARCINOMA
PROFICIENT RX L

BICALUTAMIDE

ANTIANDROGEN · METASTATIC PROSTATE CARCINOMA
VIONA PHARMACEU
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About Antiandrogen.

An antiandrogen is a member of a pharmacologic class of agents that counteracts or inhibits the biological effects of male sex hormones, primarily testosterone and dihydrotestosterone.

These drugs function chiefly as competitive antagonists by binding to cytosolic and nuclear androgen receptors in target tissues, thereby suppressing receptor activation and downstream gene expression required for cellular growth and function.

Antiandrogens are primarily indicated in oncology for the treatment of hormone-dependent prostate cancer, frequently as part of combined androgen deprivation regimens.

Additionally, antiandrogenic agents are widely utilized in dermatology and endocrinology to manage conditions driven by androgen excess or hypersensitivity, including acne vulgaris, hirsutism, androgenetic alopecia, and precocious puberty.