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Janusmed kön och genus – Cyproteronacetat Ebb

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Cyproteron

Cyproteron

Klass : B

Produkter

Androcur, Androcur Depot, Climen, Cyproteron Mylan, Cyproteronacetat E......

Androcur, Androcur Depot, Climen, Cyproteron Mylan, Cyproteronacetat Ebb, Diane, Zyrona
ATC-koder

G03HA01, G03HB01

G03HA01, G03HB01
Substanser

cyproteron, cyproteronacetat

cyproteron, cyproteronacetat
Sammanfattning

Cyproteron är en antiandrogen med olika indikation hos kvinnor och män vilket gör det svårt att göra jämförelse. De vanligaste biverkningarna, men inte de allvarliga, skiljer sig åt mellan kvinnor och män. Meningiom är en ovanlig biverkan av högdosbehandling av cyproteron och en retrospektiv kohortstudie har visat på högre risk hos kvinnor.

Cyproteron är en antiandrogen med olika indikation hos kvinnor och män vilket gör det svårt att göra jämförelse. De vanligaste biverkningarna, men inte de allvarliga, skiljer sig åt mellan kvinnor och män. Meningiom är en ovanlig biverkan av högdosbehandling av cyproteron och en retrospektiv kohortstudie har visat på högre risk hos kvinnor.
Background

Cyproterone is an antiandrogen with different indications in men and women. In men, it is primarily used to decrease the sex-drive in men with paraphilia or in sex offenders [1-2], but also in prostate cancer [3]. In fertile women, it is used to treat extensive hirsutism [1-2]. The substance is also one of the main antiandrogen medications used in feminizing hormone therapy in transgender women [4].
In combination with ethinylestradiol cyproterone is used for treatment of moderate to severe acne or hirsutism in women [1-2]. It might also be used as an oral contraceptive drug in women but this is not a primary indication.

Pharmacokinetics and dosing
No studies comparing pharmacokinetic properties in men and women have been found. One small study in healthy men (n=28, ages 22-74 years) found an age-dependent change in apparent clearance and volume of distribution causing a longer terminal half-life of cyproterone in older men [5].

Effects
Cyproterone is used on different indications in men and women and thus comparison of effects is not relevant.

Adverse effects
The most common r......

Cyproterone is an antiandrogen with different indications in men and women. In men, it is primarily used to decrease the sex-drive in men with paraphilia or in sex offenders [1-2], but also in prostate cancer [3]. In fertile women, it is used to treat extensive hirsutism [1-2]. The substance is also one of the main antiandrogen medications used in feminizing hormone therapy in transgender women [4]. In combination with ethinylestradiol cyproterone is used for treatment of moderate to severe acne or hirsutism in women [1-2]. It might also be used as an oral contraceptive drug in women but this is not a primary indication. # Pharmacokinetics and dosing No studies comparing pharmacokinetic properties in men and women have been found. One small study in healthy men (n=28, ages 22-74 years) found an age-dependent change in apparent clearance and volume of distribution causing a longer terminal half-life of cyproterone in older men [5]. # Effects Cyproterone is used on different indications in men and women and thus comparison of effects is not relevant. # Adverse effects The most common reported adverse events in men are decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, and reversible inhibition of the spermatogenesis. In women, the most commonly reported adverse events are spot bleedings, increased weight, and depression [1]. The most severe adverse events in both men and women are hepatotoxicity, benign and malignant hepatic tumors which may lead to intraabdominal bleeding, and thromboembolic events [1]. In rats, considerably higher doses (five-fold) have been needed to induce hepatic tumors [6]. Meningioma is an uncommon adverse effect of cyproterone treatment [7]. An observational retrospective cohort study from Spain (130 men, 326 women with meningiomas identified in 2 137 191 persons of which 2 474 used high dose cyproterone) found an increased risk of meningioma in those with high doses of cyproterone during a period of at least 2 years of 11.4 (95% CI 4.3, 30.8) (8). Women were found to have a risk ratio of 2.0 compared to men [7]. # Reproductive health issues Regarding teratogenic aspects, please consult Janusmed Drugs and Birth Defects (in Swedish, Janusmed fosterpåverkan).
Försäljning på recept

Fler män än kvinnor hämtade ut cyproteron (ATC-kod G03HA01) på recept i Sverige år 2023, totalt 933 män och 374 kvinnor. ästan enbart kvinnor hämtade ut läkemedel innehållande kombination av cyproteron och etinylestradiol (ATC-kod G03HB01) på recept i Sverige år 2023 totalt 4072 kvinnor och 2 män [8].
Referenser
  1. Androcur (cyproteron). Summary of Product Characteristics. Medical Products Agency (MPA); 2017.
  2. Cyproterone. Drugscom [www]. [cited 2017-07-11].
  3. Ola Bratt. Prostatacancer. Internetmedicin [www]. [cited 2017-07-11].
  4. Fung R, Hellstern-Layefsky M, Tastenhoye C, Lega I, Steele L. Differential Effects of Cyproterone Acetate vs Spironolactone on Serum High-Density Lipoprotein and Prolactin Concentrations in the Hormonal Treatment of Transgender Women. J Sex Med. 2016;13:1765-1772.
  5. Kuhnz W, Kulmann H, Fuhrmeister A. Investigation into the age-dependence of the pharmacokinetics of cyproterone acetate in healthy male volunteers. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 1997;53:75-80.
  6. Ding W, Bishop ME, Pearce MG, Davis KJ, White GA, Lyn-Cook LE et al. Sex-specific dose-response analysis of genotoxicity in cyproterone acetate-treated F344 rats. Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen. 2014;774:1-7.
  7. Gil M, Oliva B, Timoner J, Maciá MA, Bryant V, de Abajo FJ. Risk of meningioma among users of high doses of cyproterone acetate as compared with the general population: evidence from a population-based cohort study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011;72:965-8.
  8. Läkemedelsstatistik. Stockholm: Socialstyrelsen. 2016 [cited 2017-06-20.]
Uppdaterat

Litteratursökningsdatum: 7/11/2017

Litteratursökningsdatum: 7/11/2017
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