Drug Summary

  Drug name:  finasteride
  Chemical name:  Finasteride
  Formula:  C₂₃H₃₆N₂O_{2  Weight:   372.5441
  CAS no:  98319-26-7
  DrugBank link:  DB01216
  Description:  An orally active testosterone 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged prostate to: Improve symptoms, reduce the risk of acute urinary retention, reduce the risk of the need for surgery including transurethral resection of the prostate. Also used for the stimulation of regrowth of hair in men with mild to moderate androgenetic alopecia (male pattern alopecia, hereditary alopecia, common male baldness).}