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Proscar

Active Ingredient(s): Finasteride
First Approved by the FDA: June 19, 1992
Pharmaceutical Company: MERCK






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Finasteride (marketed As Proscar, Propecia, Fincar, Finpecia, Finax, Finast, Finara, Finalo, Prosteride, Gefina, Appecia, Finasterid Ivax, Finasterid Alternova) Is A Synthetic Antiandrogen Which Acts By Inhibiting Type Ii 5-alpha Reductase, The Enzyme That Converts Testosterone To Dihydrotestosterone (dht). It Is Used As A Treatment In Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (bph) In Low Doses, And Prostate Cancer In Higher Doses. A May, 2008 Study Indicates That Finasteride Reduces The Rate Of Prostate Ca ...

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