Attitude and perceptions of Alpha Blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors for the treatment of BPH amongst Asian population: The result of PROSTATE study (Prostate Related Overview Symptoms, Treatment Awareness and Therapy Evaluation) Introduction Alpha-blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors are the oral therapies offered to men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and Lower Urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) for three decades. The acceptance and initiation of the medications, its long-term compliance amongst men are not well studied, especially in socio-economically diverse Asian nations. Conclusions The prevalence of BPH and LUTS amongst men increases with advancing age, and they affect men both equally in Asian and Western nations. The cultural and socio economic differences may play a role in the acceptance, initiation and compliance of medications such as Alpha Blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors. Paradoxically, the medications are perceived to be efficacious and yet having relatively low acceptance and poor long-term compliance. Safety of the medications seems to be the main concern especially related to sexual dysfunction. Focused education on safety of medication may be the key to enhance treatment acceptance and compliance amongst men. Results A total of 2416 subjects (1448 males and 968 females) were recruited. Our study demonstrated Alpha Blockers and 5 Alpha Reductase Inhibitors were perceived to have high treatability, curability and reversibility for BPH (90%, 77% and 65% respectively). They are also considered safe (87%) and efficacious (80%). Asian population perception of Alpha-blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors for the treatment of BPH Despite such high regards for the medications, 18% of participants did not accept the medicine as first line therapy, and 35% will not be compliant long term. Sixty percent believe the medications are associated with significant side effects and half associating them with adverse sexual function. Asian population attitudes toward Alpha-blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors for the treatment of BPH No statistical significance was found between acceptance level with gender, income and education level. Subjects who perceived the medication safe however are more likely to accept and comply with this treatment (p-value<0.001). Methods Patients who attended clinic in a teaching hospital were recruited to complete non-validated questionnaires aimed to elicit the level of acceptance of Alpha-blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors. Associated parameters such as safety, efficacy, and side effects were recorded. Sub-analysis of subjects’ gender, income and educational levels were also compared, with respect to their acceptance levels. PROSTATE study was conducted in Malaysia as the overall population reflects a varied cultural and socio-economic diversity in Asia. Acknowledgements University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) for allowing collection of data. Aim PROSTATE study aims to identify attitude and perception of Alpha- blockers and 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitors amongst Asian subjects. Captions to be set in Arial font italic and no smaller than 6 points, to the length of the column in case when a figure takes more than 2/3 of column width. References Xia SJ, Cui D, Jiang Q (2012) ‘An overview of prostate diseases and their characteristics specific to Asian men’, Asian J Androl., 14(3), pp Glenn S.Gerber, (2004) ‘The definition of benign prostatic hyperplasia epidemiology and prevalence’, in K.T. McVary (ed.) Management of benign prostate hypertrophy. Totawa, NJ: Humana Press Inc, pp Amelia, Jia Ling Yeoh 1, Guo Liang Yong 2, Justin, Zon-Ern Lee 3, Muhammad Syafiq Idris 4, Teng Aik Ong 5, Azad Hassan Razak 6, Eng Giap Lee 7, Mun Yee Siaw 8 University of Adelaide 1, University of Abeerdeen 2, International Medical University 3, University of Malaya 4,5,6, Monash University 7,8 No. 034 Posters Proudly Supported by: