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Bicalutamide

Drug class: Androgen Receptor Inhibitor

The FDA’s “Established Pharmacologic Class”: the group of medicines that work in a similar way.

Official FDA data, not advice

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Quick answers

What is Bicalutamide used for?
The FDA-approved label (Casodex, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., February 27, 2026) says: “1. INDICATIONS AND USAGE CASODEX 50 mg daily is indicated for use in combination therapy with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analog for the treatment of Stage D 2 metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. CASODEX 150 mg daily is not approved for use alone or with other treatments […]. …” This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.
Does Bicalutamide have a boxed warning?
No. None of the 10 FDA labels we found for this medicine has a boxed warning.
Is there a shortage of Bicalutamide?
No current shortage is listed by the FDA for the products of this medicine (FDA data from October 30, 2026).
Has Bicalutamide been recalled?
No recall linked to the products of this medicine appears in the FDA enforcement reports we use.
Who makes Bicalutamide?
8 companies list prescription products of Bicalutamide in the FDA NDC Directory, including ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Proficient Rx LP and Accord Healthcare Inc..

What Bicalutamide is used for

Quoted from the “Indications and Usage” section of the FDA-approved label.

1. INDICATIONS AND USAGE CASODEX 50 mg daily is indicated for use in combination therapy with a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) analog for the treatment of Stage D 2 metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. CASODEX 150 mg daily is not approved for use alone or with other treatments […]. …

— FDA label: Casodex, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective February 27, 2026. Read the full label on DailyMed →

The FDA has 10 labels for products of this medicine (different makers and forms); uses can differ between them. Check the label that comes with your own medicine.

This page is not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change any medicine.

Boxed warning

A boxed warning (“black box”) is the FDA’s strongest warning on a drug label, for serious or life-threatening risks.

The label quoted above has no boxed warning.

0 of 10 FDA labels for this medicine have a boxed warning.

Forms and how it is given

Dosage formsTablet · Tablet, film coated
RouteOral
Prescription products10 in the FDA NDC Directory
Brand namesCasodex

What pharmacies pay (NADAC)

The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) is the average price U.S. retail pharmacies paid to buy one unit of a medicine (one tablet, one mL or one gram), from a monthly survey of pharmacy invoices by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). State Medicaid programs use it to pay pharmacies.

This is not the price you pay. What you pay depends on your insurance (copay or coinsurance), your pharmacy and any discounts, and pharmacies also charge for filling a prescription. Ask your pharmacist or your health plan what your price will be.

NADAC per unit for Bicalutamide, by strength and form
Strength and formGeneric or brandPharmacies pay
bicalutamide 50 mg
tablet
Generic $0.3944 per tablet
bicalutamide 50 mg
tablet, film coated
Generic $0.3944 per tablet

NADAC list of November 4, 2026; these prices took effect on October 21, 2026. Shown only where a package’s NDC code matches the NADAC list exactly, and only for that exact strength and form: nothing is averaged across strengths. Strengths and forms not listed here have no NADAC price.

Source: NADAC (National Average Drug Acquisition Cost) 2026, data.medicaid.gov (CMS) →

Companies that list this medicine

Labelers in the FDA NDC Directory: the company named on the package (maker or distributor), with the number of prescription products.

FDA approval history

  • NDA: New Drug Application: how a new (usually brand-name) medicine is approved.
  • ANDA: Abbreviated New Drug Application: how a generic version is approved.
Brand and biologic applications
ApplicationSponsorApprovedLater changes approved
NDA020498
CASODEX
Ani PharmsOctober 4, 1995 17, latest November 1, 2017
2017: Labeling · 2017: Labeling · 2015: Labeling

Generic approvals (3)

Shortage status

The FDA drug shortage list does not show these products.

FDA Drug Shortages database →

Recalls

No recall linked to these products (by their NDC code) appears in the FDA enforcement reports.

Official identifiers

RxCUI (RxNorm)108828, 199123
SPL set ID of the quoted labeldfee4fe7-8478-4a3e-925d-00be3cd0ab67
FDA labels (SPL)10
FDA applicationsNDA020498, 3 ANDA
Active ingredients (FDA)BICALUTAMIDE

Sources

  1. FDA-approved label on DailyMed (National Library of Medicine) — Casodex, ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective February 27, 2026; via openFDA, FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  2. NDC Directory (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  3. Drugs@FDA (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  4. Drug recall enforcement reports (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 27, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026
  5. Drug shortages (openFDA) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), FDA data exported October 30, 2026, retrieved October 31, 2026

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