Active Substance: Finasteride
Product name: Finasteride, Proscar

Finasteride is a drug that reduces the concentration of dihydrotestosterone shattering androgenic side effects. The medicine is used to treat enlarged prostate, later indicated in the treatment of baldness.

Finasteride is used to treat men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and male pattern hair loss, also called androgenetic alopecia. BPH is caused by an enlarged prostate. Men with BPH usually have difficulty urinating, a decreased flow of urination, hesitation at the beginning of urination, and feel the need to get up at night to urinate. Finasteride will make these symptoms less severe and reduce the chance that prostate surgery will be needed.  For men with hair loss, finasteride will increase the number of scalp hairs but will not increase the amount of body hair.

Note: Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should not use finasteride or handle the crushed or broken tablets. Finasteride can cause birth defects in male babies.