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Brand name(s): Proscar

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  • FDA Approves Finasteride like 'hair loss solution' Finasteride was approved initially in 1992 as Proscar, a treatment for prostate enlargement.

    Docs using finasteride for prostate enlargement had observed that "some patients being treated for prostate enlargement had some regrowth of hair in areas of male pattern hair loss" and finally in December 22, 1997 FDA approves finasteride to treat male pattern hair loss.

    Source : FDA
  • Finasteried Brand NAmes Finasteride is marketed as ProscarŽ, PropeciaŽ, FincarŽ and FinpeciaŽ
  • Finasteride Chemical Info CAS number : 98319-26-7
    ATC codes : D11AX10 and G04CB01
    Chemical formula : C23H36N2O2
    Molecular weight : 372.549
    Bioavailability : 63%
    Metabolism : Liver
    Half-life : 6-8 hours
    Excretion Feces (57%) and urine (39%) as metabolites
    Pregnancy category X (will cause birth defects in an unborn baby)
    Routes of administration : tablet, 5-10 mg. tablet, 1 mg (for hair loss treatment)
  • Manufacturer Finasteride (brand names PropeciaŽ and ProscarŽ) manufacturer Merck & Co. You can find specific information about this brand on the manufacture's sites http://www.frova.com/ respectively

    There is 1 mg of finasteride in Propecia and 5 mg in Proscar

    Also Cipla is manufacturing brands for finasteride (FincarŽ and FinpeciaŽ), online infromation here :

    FincarŽ - Fincar Tablets
    FinpeciaŽ - Finpecia Tablets
  • What exactly means "male pattern hair loss" Let's see, "male pattern hair loss" is a condition in which men experience thinning of the hair on the scalp, it continues with a receding hairline and balding on the top of the head.