presciption names

[joeoconnell]

you know how the same prescription can be sold by different names... i'm on prednisone and abiraterone is that similar to xtandi or zytiga ?

[JimJimJimJim]

It is another name for Zytiga

[CERICWIN]

Abiraterone acetate is the generic/chemical name for Zytiga---it's the same thing.

Zytiga and Xtandi (enzalutamide) have different actions; Zytiga has to be taken with prednisone to prevent adrenal insufficiency. Zytiga interrupts the production of testosterone in the testes, adrenals and the tumors themselves (cancer cells can synthesize testosterone, also) but Xtandi interrupts the androgen receptors in the cancer cells, that's the main difference.

CERICWIN

[joeoconnell in reply to CERICWIN]

many thanks

[Hidden in reply to CERICWIN]

I have read that so many times - that at some point the cancer cells can synthesize testosterone themseleves. It seems so unlikely. Synthesize testosterone out of what?

But my question is, do you know of any website that supplies some detail on this ability?

[Hidden]

I remember that by "ab" are the first two letters and they sort of match "zy" which are the last two letters of the alphabet.