Tag: alopecia

General Health

Propecia (Finasteride): General Information

Finasteride (brand name Propecia), is a synthetic drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment and male baldness. The drug is 5alpha-reductase type II inhibitor. 5alpha-reductase is enzyme responsible for testosterone conversion to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Pharmacological group: a drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment Pharmacological action: a drug for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) treatment. Competitive and specific 5-alpha-reductase type II inhibitor – an intracellular enzyme that

Propecia For Treating Male Pattern Baldness

Propecia is a drug used for the treatment of androgenetic (hereditary) alopecia in men. This is one of the two drugs, clinical efficacy, and safety of which was confirmed by clinical trials. Androgenetic alopecia (95% of all cases of male baldness) is a pathological hair loss at men in frontal and parietal areas of the head. The reason for this is genetic dihydrotestosterone level increase