If you’re dealing with male pattern baldness, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of or use finasteride. You also may have ...

While they serve similar purposes, they belong to separate drug classes and work in different ways. Minoxidil is a ...

Finasteride (Proscar), which inhibits conversion of testosterone to the more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone, reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Because androgens promote ...

Eventually, the follicles will stop producing hair altogether. Despite their differences, dutasteride and finasteride have similar modes of action. Both inhibit 5-alpha reductase and therefore prevent ...

Patients received ER alfuzosin 5 mg twice daily, finasteride 5 mg daily, or both drugs for six months. Alfuzosin alone and alfuzosin-finasteride combination therapy significantly improved symptoms ...

If you’ve noticed the signs of male pattern baldness — say, a thinning hairline or a bald patch on the crown of your head — a ...

Lancet Oncol 8: 21–25 Finasteride, a type 2 5α-reductase inhibitor, is used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) at 5 mg daily, and male-pattern alopecia at 1 mg daily. The 5 mg regimen ...

European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a review of medicines containing finasteride and dutasteride. These medications ...

Oral finasteride is an FDA-approved treatment for male androgenetic alopecia, which is also known as male pattern baldness, Camp said. Finasteride works by limiting the formation of a hormone ...

All participants received 5 mg/day finasteride and were randomly assigned to receive either counseling on the potential sexual adverse effects of the drug or no such counseling. Using patients ...

That's where the 5 alpha-reductase inhibitors come into play, the Avodart and the Proscar, and that they actually shrink the gland. And sometimes the combination of the two is what works for most men.

The remaining 5% of the cases can be due to a number of things, including diet, stress, illness, and medications. Finasteride (Propecia) and Minoxidil (both oral and topical - Rogaine ...