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Dosages, Side Effects, and Recommendations

Arch Dermatol. 1999;135:257-258.

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RECENTLY, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of the drug finasteride (Proscar) under a new name, Propecia, for treatment of male pattern baldness. Although the generic term for the drug is finasteride, it is marketed under these 2 different proprietary names. The Proscar pill is 5 mg and the Propecia pill, 1 mg. Proscar is prescribed for older men suffering from benign prostatic hyperplasia. It is not surprising that Proscar affects hair growth since it inhibits the normal conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It is also known that impotence is connected to levels of DHT.

I have published work on finasteride¹ and on the prostate-specific antigen score,^2-4 which is on my website.⁵ Not having previously studied the use of finasteride for hair growth, I chose instead to use the Freedom of Information Act and information obtained from the FDA to learn about Propecia, since I could . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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