Losing your hair can bring up a ton of emotions, and it can force you to reckon with how you feel about your appearance (not to mention your age). It can make you feel desperate, but luckily, there ...

A clinical study that compared the effects of oral finasteride against a finasteride 0.25% topical solution was carried out on 24 men with androgenetic alopecia. The men who applied the topical ...

I do not like to play doctor and self-medicate, but I read that some people have taken both medications together and have gotten improved symptoms. I tried this, and in one to two days, my symptoms ...

A first-of-its-kind network meta-analysis compared the relative efficacies of oral finasteride and oral and topical minoxidil in female pattern hair loss (PHL). Efficacy appeared to be considerably ...

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The FDA encourages health care providers to educate their patients about the risks associated with using compounded topical finasteride. Reports of adverse events associated with the use of compounded ...

The landscape of oral medication options for hair loss hasn’t changed very much over the past few decades. Oral finasteride (aka Propecia) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of hair loss in men ...

A drug that has long been used to treat two common men’s health conditions could have some unexpected benefits. Finasteride — more commonly known as Propecia or Proscar — has treated male pattern ...

Finasteride (Proscar), which inhibits conversion of testosterone to the more potent androgen dihydrotestosterone, reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Because androgens promote the ...

The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men's risk of heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels, a new study suggests. Finasteride is used to treat male pattern baldness, and ...

A recent FDA alert warned of lasting side effects from the topical form of finasteride, a popular hair loss medication. The FDA has received 32 reports of adverse effects, including erectile ...