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Medicines > generic: Finasteride & fda max : 5 mg/d or 75 mg/d maintenance (loading doses are single events)

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brand:
Proscar (5 mg, BPH), Propecia (1 mg, alopecia) (1)
classes:
[[:Category:5-alpha-reductase_inhibitors|5α-reductase inhibitor]] (1) · [[:Category:Androgen_modulators|Androgen modulator]] (1) · [[:Category:BPH_treatments|Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment]] (1)
mechanism:
None (1)
uses:
'"`UNIQ--vote-0000052E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000052F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000530-QINU`"' (1)
starting dose:
5 mg PO daily for BPH; 1 mg PO daily for androgenetic alopecia (1)
preparations:
1 mg, 5 mg tablets (1)
fda max: (Click arrow to add another value)
routes:
Oral (1)
onset:
BPH symptom improvement at 3-6 months; prostate volume reduction over 6-12 months; hair regrowth at 6-12 months (1)
duration:
24 hours (1)
halflife:
~5-6 hours in young men, ~8 hours in elderly'"`UNIQ--ref-00000531-QINU`"' (1)
bioavailability:
~63% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000532-QINU`"' (1)
pregnancy:
'''Pregnant individuals should not handle crushed/broken tablets''' (skin absorption risk); can cause hypospadias in male fetus. Not used in pregnancy.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)
legal:
[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)

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