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CSM recommendations

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Prolonged use of cyproterone may produce dose-related hepatotoxicity. Effects include:

  • hepatitis
  • cholestatic jaundice
  • hepatic failure
  • death

The Committee on the Safety of Medicine recommend that:

  • long-term daily doses of 300 mg be restricted to:
    • short courses to cover the effects of LHRH agonists or following orchidectomy
    • patients who fail to respond to, or cannot tolerate, alternative treatments
  • liver function tests are conducted before treatment and whenever hepatic impairment is suspected
  • cyproterone is withheld once evidence of hepatotoxicity develops

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