Cyproterone

Cyproterone is a drug used in hormone therapy. The indication for the use of cyproterone in women are: symptoms of androgenization, such such as high degree of abnormal hairiness (hirsutism), severe androgen-dependent loss of scalp hair leading eventually to baldness (androgenetic alopecia), often associated with severe forms of acne and/or seborrhea. In men, it is used for to suppress the urge in sexual deviancy and for the treatment of anti-androgen in cases of inoperable prostate cancer Prostate. After oral administration, it is absorbed rapidly and completely Bioavailability is approximately 88%. It penetrates into the plasma, where it is in more than 95% is bound to albumin. It shows affinity for adipose tissue and is deposited in it, and then released gradually.