Finasteride
also fin, Propecia
Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It can also be used to treat excessive hair growth in women. It is usually taken orally but there are topical formulations for patients with hair loss, designed to minimize systemic exposure by acting specifically on hair follicles.
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Research 10
- The Comparative Effects of Monotherapy with Topical Minoxidil, Oral Finasteride, and Topical Finasteride in Postmenopausal Women with Pattern Hair Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study
- Adverse Effects and Safety of 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors (Finasteride, Dutasteride): A Systematic Review.
- Hair loss in women with hyperandrogenism: Four cases responding to finasteride
- Safety Profile of Finasteride: Distribution of Adverse Effects According to Structural and Informational Dichotomies of the Mind/Brain
- Finasteride Treatment of Patterned Hair Loss in Normoandrogenic Postmenopausal Women
- How routine pharmacovigilance failed to identify finasteride’s persistent sexual side effects
- Response: Finasteride's Effect on Frontal and Vertex Hair Loss
- Efficacy and safety of topical finasteride spray solution for male androgenetic alopecia: a phase III, randomized, controlled clinical trial
- Efficacy and tolerability of finasteride 1 mg in men aged 41 to 60 years with male pattern hair loss.
- Global photographic assessment of men aged 18 to 60 years with male pattern hair loss receiving finasteride 1 mg or placebo
Community 10
- Finasteride 1mg Users: Did You Experience Noticeable Shedding When You First Started?
- Finasteride Side Effects?
- Second Shed on Oral Min+Fin: Retrograde Thinning Concern
- Trying to understand finasteride side effects and post finasteride syndrome
- 32M Fin 2 years + Min/Derma 2 months
- Experiencing Side Effects from Finasteride at 1.25mg Dose
- 23M Minoxidil + Finasteride 5 month progress
- 18M: Side Effects After 3 Months on Topical Finasteride
- 1-Year(ish) Journey with Oral Fin and Min
- Interpreting pre Finasteride blood work