Bicalutamide

[jackrussell]

My husband is on 50mg bicalutamide ,however he has just told me he thinks he may have taken 2 today 1 at 5 pm and another at 9 pm.is this dangerous.and what should he do

[Hidden]

Hello, I'm no medical expert, but a quick internet search shows that there is no record of there being an overdose of bicalbutamide. It's not that kind of a drug! There is risk with it if your husband has liver failure. Suggest you read the leaflet that comes with the drug, or if you in the UK and are still worried try calling 111.

[JohnC45]

Hello,

It's been a while since I was on 50mg Bicalutamide (August - November 2015) and during that time I didn't read the leaflet - probably a good thing to do!

Since then I've been on Dexamthazone (November 2016 to January 2016), Chemotherapy from February to June 2016 and Enzalutamide since then. That seems to be losing its effectiveness as my PSA is now 186 and I suspect I'll be moving on to Radium 223 in the not too distant future.

I have three different sets of medication to take (the main one being Enzalutamide) as well as paracetamol four times a day and Ibuprofen three times a day. To keep track of all this (and to make sure I don't miss anything or double up) I now use a selection of little plastic holders that I got given medication in during various hospital visits. Even with all of that I still target 10,000 steps a day.

Keep calm and keep taking the tablets.

[Hidden in reply to JohnC45]

Thank goodness for the segmented little plastic boxes. It seems there's a correlation between age and the number of tablets you have to take. The boxes and a reliable alarm! I take tablets just once a day and they're very time specific. Not for PC though. I suffer from "restless legs" a sleep and movement disorder. If I forget to take the dopamine agonists at 8.30 pm I literally twitch all night, no sleep whatsoever. Quite a distraction from worrying when the next PSA test is due.

[jackrussell]

Thankyou for the replies , in the end ( last night ) I decided to ring our local A&E ( and not visit , as advise only was needed ) and was put through to the oncology ward, they didn't feel that just the 1 extra dose would be a problem ( there is a higher dose 150 mg ) but if my husband had any obvious changes we should ring them again, During the night there were no problems,and today no problems,so all seems ok,not to be repeated of course. All these tablets can become overwhelming. Thanks once again.

[Hidden]

Oops! I've absent mindedly done the same..Don't do it again..he will be ok.

[jackrussell in reply to Hidden]

Hi Lulu700.,you might be interested ( under your present circumstances ). My husband had no adverse reaction to taking the extra tablet, and coincidentally just a week later when collecting his repeat prescription from his GP pharmacy,the pharmacist decided to do a check on his tablets, so of course my husband mentioned the "mistake" and the pharmacy replie!! They are of the belief that a single tablet ( when only on 1 ) of the majority of medicines would do no harm, so there we have it / no damage done.