Consumer medicine information

ARX-Abiraterone

Abiraterone acetate

BRAND INFORMATION

Brand name

ARX-Abiraterone

Active ingredient

Abiraterone acetate

Schedule

S4

 

Consumer medicine information (CMI) leaflet

Please read this leaflet carefully before you start using ARX-Abiraterone.

1. Why am I using ARX-Abiraterone?

ARX-Abiraterone contains the active ingredient abiraterone acetate. ARX-Abiraterone belongs to a class of drugs known as anti-androgens (anti-testosterone). Testosterone, a natural hormone, helps prostate cancer to grow and spread.

ARX-Abiraterone is used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body. It reduces the levels of the sex hormone testosterone.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ARX-Abiraterone has been prescribed for you.

This medicine is available only with a doctor's prescription.ARX-Abiraterone is not addictive.

Published by MIMS December 2025