Generic Propecia

In the late 1950s a technique was developed to compensate for male pattern baldness by transplanting hair. It involves the removal of small tufts of hair containing active follicles, mostly from the back of the head. The ...

When scientists conducted a long term study on men with certain types of male pattern hair loss, two out of every three men that were given Propecia regrew their hair. The men who were given a placebo (fake medication) lost their hair. This provided proof that this hair loss ...

Finasteride, the main ingredient in Propecia, is considered to be an inhibitor of an enzyme known as 5 alpha-reductase, which is responsible for converting testosterone to DHT. DHT is the main cause of male pattern baldness. By inhibiting the production of ...

Generic Propecia PROPECIA* (finasteride), a synthetic 4-azasteroid compound, is a specific inhibitor of steroid Type II 5a-reductase, an intracellular enzyme that converts the androgen testosterone into 5a-dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Finasteride is 4-azaandrost-1-ene-17-carboxamide,N-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-oxo-,(5a,17b)-. The empirical formula of finasteride is C23H36N2O2 and its molecular weight is 372.55. Finasteride is a white ...