MCA stability tool

Check whether tablets and capsules are suitable for a multi-compartment compliance aid (MCA), and build a list to print.

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Dutasteride

Dutasteride 500microgram capsules

Incompatible

Stability notes for Dutasteride 500microgram capsules

Avoid contact with leaking capsules, as dutasteride is absorbed through the skin. No stability data in MCAs available.

Provenance

This recommendation is based on the products Avodart 0.5mg soft capsules (GlaxoSmithKline UK) and Dutasteride 0.5mg capsules (Strides Pharma UK Ltd).

Suppliers (11) of Dutasteride 500microgram capsules
Avodart 500microgram capsules (Lexon (UK) Ltd)
Avodart 500microgram capsules (Recordati Pharmaceuticals Ltd)
Avodart 500microgram capsules (Sigma Pharmaceuticals Plc)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (A A H Pharmaceuticals Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Accord-UK Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Crescent Pharma Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Ennogen Healthcare International Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Medihealth (Northern) Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Milpharm Ltd)
Dutasteride 500microgram capsules (Rivopharm (UK) Ltd)

What the ratings mean

Compatible
Suitable for use. Keep in MCA for shortest possible time: no more than 5 weeks for non-airtight; 8 weeks for airtight. Use likely to be off-label.
Use with caution
Suitable with mitigations. Keep in MCA for shortest possible time: no more than 5 weeks for non-airtight; 8 weeks for airtight. Use likely to be off-label and supported by limited data.
Incompatible
Medicines under this category are not suitable for use in MCAs.
No stability information
These medicines have not been reviewed by SPS.