Nilutamide Oral

In Depth

Uses and How to Use
Dosage and Storage
Precautions and Side Effects
Drug Interactions

Generic Name: NILUTAMIDE - ORAL
Pronounced: (nye-LOO-tuh-mide)

Nilutamide Oral Warning

Rarely, nilutamide has caused severe (sometimes fatal) lung problems (interstitial pneumonitis). Immediately tell your doctor if you develop symptoms of lung problems (cough, shortness of breath with regular activity, chest pain, fever). Lung problems can happen at any time while you are taking nilutamide, but they occur most often during the first 3 months of treatment. Your doctor will tell you whether to stop or continue nilutamide.

Your doctor may give you a chest X-ray and breathing tests before you start nilutamide.

Nilutamide Oral Side Effects

See also Warning and Precautions sections.

Because nilutamide may be used with other medications, the side effects may be due to either one medicine or the combination of medications. Hot flashes, sweating, dizziness, loss of sexual interest/ability, vision changes (e.g., difficulty seeing when moving into the dark or light, changes in color vision), abdominal pain, body aches, constipation, nausea, sleeping problems, shrinkage of testicles (if they have not been removed), signs of alcohol intolerance (e.g., flushing, tiredness) and loss of body hair may occur. Less common side effects include dry skin, decreased sense of touch, vomiting, and diarrhea. If any of these effects persist or worsen, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly.

Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medication because he or she has judged that the benefit to you is greater than the risk of side effects. Many people using this medication do not have serious side effects.

Tell your doctor immediately if any of these unlikely but serious side effects occur:

chest pain
swelling of feet/ankles/legs

Tell your doctor immediately if any of these rare but very serious side effects occur:

tiredness
weakness
pale skin
bluish fingernails/lips/skin
fast heartbeat at rest
feeling short of breath at rest
signs of infection (e.g., high fever, shaking, chills, cough, persistent sore throat)
bloody/black stools
easy bruising/bleeding

A very serious allergic reaction to this drug is rare. However, seek immediate medical attention if you notice any symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, including: