Nilutamide FAQs
How much does Nilutamide cost without insurance?
The pharmacy cost of Nilutamide is usually $5,935.3. That same prescription will cost $2,035.18 using a SingleCare savings card, which you can use at major pharmacies throughout the country, such as CVS, Target, Longs Drugs, and others.
How much does Nilutamide cost with insurance?
The copay cost of Nilutamide will vary. It depends on your insurance plan. With a SingleCare discount card, Nilutamide costs only $2,035.18. To save money on Nilutamide, compare your insurance copay to SingleCare’s discount. The SingleCare savings could be more.
Does Medicare cover Nilutamide and how much does it cost?
Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug insurance plans usually provide coverage for Nilutamide, but the brand-name version, Nilandron, is not covered. If you don't have coverage for Nilutamide, consider using a SingleCare Nilutamide coupon for your prescription. With SingleCare, the price of Nilutamide is $2,035.18 for 30, 150mg Tablet.
What is the brand name of Nilutamide?
Nilutamide is a generic prescription drug. The brand-name alternative is Nilandron.
What is Nilutamide?
Nilutamide is a generic prescription drug that treats metastatic prostate cancer in patients who have undergone surgical castration (orchiectomy). Surgical castration is the recommended first-line therapy for metastatic prostate cancer, that is, cancer that has spread from the prostate to the rest of the body.
In prostate cancer, the uncontrolled growth of prostate cancer cells is caused by male hormones attaching to proteins – called androgen receptors – on the surface of the cancer cells that then “signal” them to divide into new cancer cells. Surgical castration removes the primary source of male hormones, significantly lowering the testosterone levels in the body. Nilutamide attaches to the androgen receptors on the cancer cells to prevent the minimal amount of testosterone left in the body from attaching to the cancer cells. Both results – minimizing the amount of testosterone in the body through surgery and Nilutamide's blocking male hormones from attaching to androgen receptors – slows or stops the growth of the tumors.
Nilutamide is taken as two 150 mg tablets daily for the first 30 days and one 150 mg tablet thereafter.
What are the side effects of Nilutamide?
Common side effects of Nilutamide include, but are not limited to, hot flushes, eyesight problems, infections, nausea, shortness of breath, constipation, and dizziness.
Nilutamide is frequently prescribed with leuprolide acetate. Near 100% of patients who take Nilutamide with a leuprolide injection will experience adverse side effects.
Allergic reactions are rare. Watch for important signs of an allergic reaction, including swelling, itching, or rash, and talk to your doctor if you experience what you believe to be an allergic reaction.