Dermatology Handbook

The professional's guide to product selection

Propecia

Organon Pharma

Description

1mg: ×28, £CS; x84, £CS

Indications

Treatment of men with male pattern hair loss (androgenetic alopecia) to increase hair growth and prevent further hair loss

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Propecia contains finasteride 1mg, which is a competitive and specific inhibitor of type II 5α-reductase. It inhibits a process responsible for miniaturisation of the scalp hair follicles, which can lead to reversal of the balding process

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