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Dutasteride

FDA-approved product (capsule, oral), marketed as Avodart, Dutasteride.

Registered studies
50+
Lab records
0
Pathogens at ≥40%
2 of 4

Chemical structure

Chemical structure of Dutasteride
A drawing shows what the molecule is, not what it does.

Existing / approved use

Documented · FDA, WHO, ChEMBL

Approved for

  • Benign prostatic hyperplasia
  • Prostate adenocarcinoma
  • Prostate carcinoma

Indications ChEMBL records as approved, from FDA and DailyMed labels. Label ↗

WHO therapeutic group
Testosterone-5-alpha reductase inhibitors
FDA pharmacologic class
5-alpha Reductase Inhibitor FDA label ↗
Anti-infective classification
Not classified as an anti-infective.

Repurposing investigation

This medicine is being investigated here for AI-predicted antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis and MRSA. It was surfaced computationally for further investigation; it is not an established treatment for these infections.

AI-predicted activity

AI prediction · nothing measured
  • MRSA59.0% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • E. coli39.1% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • K. pneumoniae31.6% AI-predicted activityBelow the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.
  • M. tuberculosis49.8% AI-predicted activityAt or above the ≥40% mark this site uses to surface candidates.

A model’s estimate of laboratory activity against each pathogen species. It is not clinical effectiveness.

Evidence

Clinical and experimental

Documented evidence

Clinical

50+registered studies name this medicine, for any condition. The registry search keeps the first 50, so there may be more. See them below.

Experimental

No evidence found

No laboratory measurement against the four pathogens in the ChEMBL records loaded here.

Docking

Computational · nothing measured

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (E. coli)

-8.9 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

KPC-2 carbapenemase ↗ (K. pneumoniae)

-7.1 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Enoyl-ACP reductase (InhA) ↗ (M. tuberculosis)

-10.7 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

Dihydrofolate reductase ↗ (MRSA)

-8.4 kcal/mol

0better fit →-12

AutoDock Vina, one experimentally solved protein per pathogen. This project’s screening target is -7.0 kcal/mol, its own mark rather than a universal cutoff. A docking score is a structural hypothesis, not proof of binding, and requires experimental validation.

Other medicines to investigate

AI prediction · nothing measured

Other repurposing candidates: approved medicines besides Dutasteride with AI-predicted activity ≥40% against the chosen pathogen, leaving out existing antimicrobials. They are computational candidates for further investigation, not alternatives and not recommendations.

Sorted by AI-predicted activity, high to low. The order is not a ranking of which medicine is better.

Registered studies

A registration describes a study; it does not establish a positive result.

  • Testosterone and Its Metabolites in GID

    NCT00146146 · start 2005-05

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00146146
    Conditions
    Transsexualism
    Interventions
    testosterone undecanoate alone; testosterone undecanoate plus letrozole; testosterone undecanoate plus dutasteride
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 3
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2005-05
    Completion
    2008-01
    Enrolment
    15

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionTranssexualism
    Interventiontestosterone undecanoate alone; testosterone undecanoate plus letrozole; testosterone undecanoate plus dutasteride
    PhasePhase 3
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Effects On Dihydrotestosterone Regulated Gene Expression In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Or Prostate Cancer

    NCT00375765 · start 2005-04

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00375765
    Conditions
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostate Cancer
    Interventions
    Dutasteride
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 4
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2005-04
    Completion
    2007-07
    Enrolment
    40

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostate Cancer
    InterventionDutasteride
    PhasePhase 4
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Oral Androgens in Man-3 (ORAL T-3) Pharmacokinetics of Oral Testosterone

    NCT00161421 · start 2005-03

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00161421
    Conditions
    Contraception; Hypogonadism
    Interventions
    Oral Testosterone; Leuprolide (Lupron); Dutasteride
    Study type
    INTERVENTIONAL
    Phase
    Phase 2
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2005-03
    Completion
    2006-07
    Enrolment
    18

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionContraception; Hypogonadism
    InterventionOral Testosterone; Leuprolide (Lupron); Dutasteride
    PhasePhase 2
    Registry statusCompleted
  • AVODART(Dutasteride) Post-marketing Surveillance(PMS)

    NCT01299571 · start 2004-12

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT01299571
    Conditions
    Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostatic Hyperplasia
    Interventions
    Dutasteride
    Study type
    OBSERVATIONAL
    Phase
    Not recorded
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2004-12
    Completion
    2010-07
    Enrolment
    3,977

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostatic Hyperplasia
    InterventionDutasteride
    PhaseNot recorded
    Registry statusCompleted
  • Observational AVODART (Dutasteride) Study In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Subjects - OASIS

    NCT00316732 · start 2004-10-25

    Registered record
    Registry ID
    NCT00316732
    Conditions
    Prostatic Hyperplasia
    Interventions
    IPSS Questionnaire; EQ-5D Questionnaire
    Study type
    OBSERVATIONAL
    Phase
    Not recorded
    Registry status
    Completed
    Start
    2004-10-25
    Completion
    2006-12-19
    Enrolment
    173

    As stored from ClinicalTrials.gov. Registration describes a study; it does not mean the study worked.

    ConditionProstatic Hyperplasia
    InterventionIPSS Questionnaire; EQ-5D Questionnaire
    PhaseNot recorded
    Registry statusCompleted