PROSCAR* (finasteride), a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is a specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5α-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT).

Finasteride is 4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide, N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-,(5α,17β)-. The empirical formula of finasteride is C23H36N2O2 …

The study suggests that finasteride will cause little or no sexual dysfunction for most men who decide to take it, conclude the authors.

Men and their physicians need not hesitate to use a drug proven effective in preventing prostate cancer out …

Finasteride
All medicines may cause side effects, but many people have no, or minor, side effects. No COMMON side effects have been reported with Finasteride .

Finasteride
Finasteride 5 mg tablets are generally well tolerated; adverse reactions usually have been mild and …