What is the brand name for abiraterone acetate?

ZYTIGA® (abiraterone acetate) is a prescription medicine that is used along with prednisone. ZYTIGA® is used to treat men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

What is the cost of abiraterone acetate?

The drug, abiraterone acetate marketed as ZYTIGA® now retails for more than $9,000 per month. Even patients with blue-ribbon health insurance can have co-pays ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 per month. Patients taking abiraterone acetate typically stay on the medication for 12 to 18 months.

What is abiraterone acetate used for?

Abiraterone is used in combination with prednisone to treat a certain type of prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. Abiraterone is in a class of medications called androgen biosynthesis inhibitors. It works by decreasing the amount of certain hormones in the body.

Is abiraterone a tablet?

Abiraterone is available as tablets that you take once a day. The usual dose is 2 tablets per day. You should swallow your tablets whole with a glass of water on an empty stomach. Take them at least one hour before food, or at least 2 hours afterwards.

Who manufactures abiraterone acetate?

ZYTIGA (abiraterone acetate) was developed by Ortho Biotech Oncology Research & Development, a Unit of Cougar Biotechnology, Inc., and will be marketed by Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc.

How long can you stay on abiraterone?

Life expectancy: The studies show that abiraterone acetate can prolong life. In the larger study, about 50 out of 100 men who had the standard treatment were still alive after 3 years, while after the same period of time 70 out of 100 men who had treatment with abiraterone acetate were still alive.

How long can I take abiraterone?

by Drugs.com Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) is a hormone therapy taken in combination with prednisone to treat prostate cancer that has already spread (metastasized) to other parts of the body. Patients typically take medications such as Zytiga for as long as they are effective for or as long as they can tolerate them.

How successful is Zytiga?

Those who took Zytiga had a three-year survival rate of 83%. This means that they lived for three years after they started taking the drug. Those who received standard therapy had a three-year survival rate of 76%. Also in this study, Zytiga lowered the risk of death within three years of starting treatment by 37%.

Is abiraterone a chemotherapy?

Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) is a type of hormone therapy that is used along with prednisone to treat men with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). Despite being used to treat cancer, Zytiga is not a form of chemotherapy.

Is abiraterone available in generic?

Abiraterone Acetate Tablets, USP, 250 mg and 500 mg, are the generic version of Zytiga® for treatment of metastatic prostate cancer.

Is there a generic for abiraterone?

Zytiga® is the trade name for the generic drug abiraterone acetate.

How long should I take abiraterone?