Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Abiraterone
ATC Code
L02BX03
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Abiteron?
Uses
Abiraterone works by reducing androgen production in the body. Androgens are male hormones that can promote tumor growth in the prostate ...
How It Works
. It is of Synthetic origin. . The Molecular Weight of Abiraterone acetate is 391.55.
How to Take It
1
Adult · PO
1000 to 1000 mg — 24 hourly
Must not be taken with food. Taken with 10 mg prednisolone.
2
Adult
Scraped Dose
Take abiraterone exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Abiraterone is usually taken once per d
Safety Alerts
Abiraterone is not for use by women or children
To make sure this medicine is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have ever had: liver disease
diabetes (especially if you use pioglitazone or repaglinide )
heart problems, high blood pressure
low levels of potassium in your blood
Important Warnings
Abiraterone tablets should not be handled by a woman who is pregnant or who may become pregnant
This medicine can harm an unborn baby or cause miscarriage
Side Effects
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction to abiraterone : hivesdifficult breathingswelling of your facelipstongueor throat. Call your doctor at once if you have: swelling in your ankles or feetpain in your legsfast or irregular heartbeatsa light-headed feelinglike you might pass outsevere headacheblurred visionpounding in your neck or earspain or burning when you urinatelow red blood cells (anemia) - pale skin
Drug Interactions
Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medications at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you take
which may increase side effects or make the medications less effective. Tell your doctor about all your current medicines. Many drugs can interact with abiraterone
especially: other prostate cancer medicines
especially radium Ra 223 (may increase your risk of fractures while you are taking abiraterone)
or pioglitazone or repaglinide to treat diabetes (may cause severe low blood sugar hypoglycemia while you are taking abiraterone. This list is not complete and many other drugs may affect abiraterone. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines
vitamins
and herbal products . Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.
Price Intelligence
Rs 202,094.93
DRAP approved maximum price · per pack of 120 · approved 29 Jul, 2026
No retail price observed for this pack. Retailers may not exceed the approved maximum.
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 120Rs 202,094.93
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Abiraterone, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
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250mg
Rs 202,094.93 ceiling
No DRAP alertsPUNJAB MEDICAL SERVICES
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Rs 169,427.3 ceiling
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Rs 202,094.93 ceiling
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250mg
Rs 202,094.93 ceiling
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Abyga
250mg
Rs 177,797.01 ceiling
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