Xtandi costs around $15,102.00 for a supply of 120 40 mg oral capsules.
Per pill each Xtandi pill costs $73.66 per pill or around $8,839.49 per month.
Medicare will pay for Xtandi although some Medicare plans have restrictions.
99 percent of Medicare Part D plans cover Xtandi although some plans may limit the amount of Xtandi that can be filled at once or require prior authorization.
Xtandi is also usually listed on Tier 5 of Medicare prescription drug plans which means you might pay more for it.
The side effects of Xtandi are tiredness, weakness, muscle weakness, muscle stiffness, joint pain, weight loss, loss of appetite, dizziness, headache, hot flashes, constipation, bleeding problems and diarrhea.
Some less common side effects of xtandi are anxiety, excitement, confusion, fainting, falling, depression, lightheadedness, loss of memory, nightmares or vivid dreams and rapid, shallow breathing.
People taking Xtandi often stay on Xtandi for life or as long as it continues working and as long as the side effects are not too severe.
If the side effects are severe or Xtandi isn't working then a doctor will often switch to another medication.
Xtandi is not a chemo medication but instead is an androgen receptor inhibitor.
Androgens are a group of hormones which include testosterone.
The androgen receptor inhibitors decrease how often the androgens like testosterone connect with an androgen receptor in the body and as a result it can slow the growth of prostate cancer tumors and the cells.
People who take Xtandi will usually take Xtandi for as long as it's working and as long as the side effects are not too bad.
Xtandi is the brand name for the drug enzalutamide and is used for the treatment of prostate cancer.
Foods that should not be taken with Xtandi are grapefruits and Seville oranges or grapefruit juice or Seville orange juice as they can interact with Xtandi.
Taking Xtandi also may lower your ability to fight off infections.
This can make you more likely to get a serious (rarely fatal) infection or make any infection you have worse.
you should tell your doctor right away if you have any signs of infection (such as sore throat that doesn't go away, fever, chills, cough).
When taking Xtandi you should keep away from triggers such as warm rooms, spicy foods, smoking or beverages with caffeine or alcohol.
If you have any side effects with Xtandi treatment, the side effects from xtandi should go away after you stop treatment.
Rarely, stopping Xtandi or other hormone treatments can cause antiandrogen withdrawal syndrome (AAWS).
In AAWS, your prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels decrease, and your cancer symptoms may ease.
Men taking Xtandi have a 23% reduction in the risk of death compared with men not taking Xtandi.
The median overall survival is 35 months for men taking Xtandi + ADT vs.
After Xtandi Taxotere (docetaxel) is commonly used in combination with prednisone.
If this fails then Jevtana (cabazitaxel) or other agents can be used.