The oral antiandrogen drug flutamide (Eulexin) is used to treat which condition?
a. Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH)
b. Breast cancer
c. Male-pattern baldness
d. Metastatic prostate cancer
ANS: D
This antiandrogen drug is used to treat metastatic prostate cancer. It is not effective to treat other hormonally dependent diseases such as breast cancer, male-pattern baldness, or BPH.
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