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Classification
Prescription Only medicine
Please note: that prescription orders to RD addresses will incur additional $2.95 due to the recent changes in freight by the courier company.
Dosage
Follow the instructions of your doctor and pharmacist.
Take one tablet daily.
You may take PROPECIA with or without food.
If you forget to take PROPECIA, do not take an extra tablet. Just take the next tablet as usual.
PROPECIA will not work faster or better if you take it more than once a day.
Ingredients
Finasteride 1mg
Purpose/Usage
PROPECIA is indicated for the treatment of men with male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) to increase hair growth and prevent further hair loss.
PROPECIA is not indicated for use in women or children. PROPECIA is not effective in postmenopausal women with androgenetic alopecia.
PROPECIA is a new, effective treatment to help prevent further hair loss in men. Unlike previous treatments it is available in a convenient tablet form that is taken once daily.
Male pattern hair loss is a common condition in which men experience thinning of the hair on the scalp. Often this results in a receding hairline and/or balding on the top of the head. These changes typically begin gradually in men in their 20s.
Doctors refer to this type of hair loss as androgenetic alopecia. Researchers in this area believe male pattern hair loss is due to heredity and is dependent on a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT). DHT contributes to a shortening of the growth phase and a thinning of the hair. Men with male pattern baldness have increased levels of DHT in their scalps.
PROPECIA lowers the levels of a hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in the scalp and serum by blocking 5 alpha-reductase, an important enzyme involved in regulating the hair follicle.
Results of clinical studies: For 12 months, doctors studied over 1800 men aged 18 to 41 with mild to moderate amounts of ongoing hair loss. All men, whether receiving PROPECIA or placebo (a tablet containing no medication) were given a medicated shampoo. Of these men, approximately 1200 with hair loss at the top of the head were studied for an additional 12 months.
In general, men who took PROPECIA maintained or increased the number of visible scalp hairs and noticed improvement in their hair in the first year, with the effect maintained in the second year. Hair counts in men who did not take PROPECIA continued to decrease. This study is now in its fourth year and results will be updated in the near future.
86% of men treated with PROPECIA had no further hair loss, compared to 42% in the placebo treated group (based on any decrease in vertex hair count from baseline at month 12). 48% of men had improved hair growth compared with 7% of men receiving placebo. These results were based on detailed hair counts, photographic assessment by an expert panel of dermatologists, investigator assessment and patient self-assessment questionnaires.
In one study, patients were questioned on the growth of body hair. PROPECIA did not appear to affect hair in places other than the scalp.
Precautions
PROPECIA is for the treatment of male pattern hair loss in MEN ONLY and should not be taken by women or children.
Anyone allergic to any of the ingredients. A warning about PROPECIA and pregnancy.
Women who are or may potentially be pregnant:
- must not use PROPECIA
- should not handle crushed or broken tablets of PROPECIA.
If a women who is pregnant with a male baby absorbs the active ingredient in PROPECIA, either by swallowing or through the skin, it may cause abnormalities of a male baby's sex organs. If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROPECIA, a doctor should be consulted. PROPECIA tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed.
Adverse Effects
Like all prescription products, PROPECIA may cause side effects. In clinical studies, side effects from PROPECIA were uncommon and did not affect most men. A small number of men experienced certain sexual side effects. These men reported one or more of the following: less desire for sex; difficulty in achieving an erection; and, a decrease in the amount of semen. Each of these side effects occurred in less than 2% of men. These side effects went away in men who stopped taking PROPECIA. They also disappeared in most men who continued taking PROPECIA.
The active ingredient in PROPECIA is also used by older men at a five-times higher dose to treat enlargement of the prostate. Some of these men reported other side effects, including problems with ejaculation, breast swelling and/or tenderness and allergic reactions such as lip swelling and rash. In clinical studies with PROPECIA, these side effects occurred as often in men taking placebo as in those taking PROPECIA.
Tell your doctor promptly about these or any other unusual effects.
PROPECIA can effect a blood test called PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) for the screening of prostate cancer. If you have a PSA test done, you should tell your doctor that you are taking PROPECIA.
More Information
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