finasteride
noun
fi·nas·te·ride
fə-ˈna-stə-ˌrīd 
: a nitrogenous steroid derivative C23H36N2O2 that is used especially to treat symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia and to increase hair growth in male-pattern baldness
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Recent studies have shown that topical finasteride is just as effective as oral finasteride.
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Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
For one, consider options with finasteride, says Dr. Green.
—Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
Another study found that oat extracts were as effective as finasteride, a drug commonly prescribed to treat BPH.
—Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
The combination of terazosin and similar drugs (called alpha blockers) with finasteride (which blocks a form of testosterone that enlarges the prostate, as well as causes hair loss) is usually pretty effective.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
However, treatments such as minoxidil and finasteride can help to slow the progression of hair loss and improve the appearance of thinning hair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2022
If this isn’t well-tolerated, there are other similar drugs, or a different class of drugs, to shrink the prostate, such as finasteride (Proscar).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022
Pharmaceuticals finasteride and minoxidil can stimulate regrowth in some cases and are available in many OTC and prescription formats.
—Meg Donohue, ELLE, 16 Nov. 2022
Only two solutions have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help with hair loss and those are: minoxidil and finasteride.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 13 Oct. 2022
Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
For one, consider options with finasteride, says Dr. Green.
—Sam Peters, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
Another study found that oat extracts were as effective as finasteride, a drug commonly prescribed to treat BPH.
—Jon Goodwin, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2022
The combination of terazosin and similar drugs (called alpha blockers) with finasteride (which blocks a form of testosterone that enlarges the prostate, as well as causes hair loss) is usually pretty effective.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
However, treatments such as minoxidil and finasteride can help to slow the progression of hair loss and improve the appearance of thinning hair.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Apr. 2022
If this isn’t well-tolerated, there are other similar drugs, or a different class of drugs, to shrink the prostate, such as finasteride (Proscar).
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2022
Pharmaceuticals finasteride and minoxidil can stimulate regrowth in some cases and are available in many OTC and prescription formats.
—Meg Donohue, ELLE, 16 Nov. 2022
Only two solutions have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help with hair loss and those are: minoxidil and finasteride.
—Tori Crowther, Allure, 13 Oct. 2022
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finasteride
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fi·nas·te·ride
fə-ˈnas-tə-ˌrīd
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