DRUG INTERACTIONS: Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may use. Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

OVERDOSE: If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately. US residents can call the US national poison hotline at 1-800-222-1222. Canadian residents should call their local poison control center directly.

NOTES: Although early improvement is often times seen, at least 6 to 12 months of therapy may be necessary in some patients to assess whether or not a beneficial response has occurred. Therefore, it is important to keep regular doctor appointments and get blood tests as scheduled to ascertain the effectiveness of the medication. Many men are born with the condition this drug mimics (smaller than usual prostate glands) and lead normal lives with normal sex drives.

MISSED DOSE: If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule. Do not "double-up" the dose to catch up.

STORAGE: Store at room temperature away from sunlight and moisture.

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