Dutasteride: uses, dosing, side effects & brands
Dutasteride is a medicine sold in the U.S. under one brand. Below: what the FDA label says, every product that contains it, what the pills look like, and its recall record.
Key facts
- Available as
- Capsule
- Sold as
- Dutasteride
- Prescription?
- Prescription only
- Generic available?
- Yes
- What the pharmacy pays
- about $5 for a 30-count supply — not your price
Every dutasteride product we track (1)
Same active ingredient — different manufacturer, form, price and FDA recall record. That last one is what our independent score measures.
Only one: Dutasteride.
What dutasteride pills look like
Imprint codes, colour and shape from the FDA’s labelling data. Match the imprint on your pill — or search any imprint.
Can you crush or split dutasteride?
At least one dutasterideproduct is labelled to be swallowed whole — crushing an extended-release tablet releases the whole day’s dose at once. Which applies depends on the form you were given.
What each dutasteride label says about crushing, splitting and chewingHow long dutasteride keeps
No dutasteride label we read sets a separate limit for after opening, but they do specify how it must be stored — and the stability behind any date assumes those conditions.
Does dutasteride expire? The in-use limits and storage rules from its labelsWhat people report to the FDA about dutasteride
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 9,885 reports naming dutasteride, and the FDA flagged 81% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- dyspnoea849 reports
- fatigue695 reports
- diarrhoea633 reports
- dizziness605 reports
- asthenia561 reports
- fall531 reports
- malaise485 reports
- nausea438 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean dutasteride caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label section above.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved July 25, 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
Can you take dutasteride with other medicines?
It depends on the medicine. We check it against the FDA labels rather than guessing: our interaction checker searches each drug's own label for the other and quotes what it says, naming the section it came from. Run dutasteride against whatever else you take — and remember that a label not naming a drug is not the same as that combination being safe.
What forms does dutasteride come in?
Across the brands we track, dutasteride is currently marketed as capsule, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory. Each form is dosed differently — follow the label for the exact product you were prescribed.
Is there a generic dutasteride?
Yes. Our catalog lists 1 generic dutasteride product alongside the brand versions. A generic has the same active ingredient and must meet the FDA's bioequivalence standard; it usually costs less. Ask your pharmacist which one your plan covers.
Cite this page
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- pharmaranks. (2026, July 24). Dutasteride: uses, dosing, side effects & brands. https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/dutasteride
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- “Dutasteride: uses, dosing, side effects & brands.” pharmaranks, 24 July 2026, https://pharmaranks.com/drugs/dutasteride.
We summarise public FDA and NIH sources — for a clinical claim, cite the primary source we link to as well.
Sources: FDA openFDA drug label, National Drug Code Directory, and Enforcement (recall) database. This page reproduces public FDA data and is not medical advice. Dosing is set by your prescriber.
Read the full FDA label for dutasteride on DailyMed (NIH) ↗.