Uses Side effects Warnings Before taking Dosage Interactions What is finasteride?Finasteride tablets are used for hair loss in men (androgenetic alopecia), to help improve hair growth and hair count over time. Finasteride is also used for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men with an enlarged...
Managing side effects (general information)For healthcare professionals Applies to finasteride: oral tablet. Genitourinary adverse events Most men were older and were taking concomitant medications and/or had comorbid conditions: Very common (10% or more): Impotence (up to 18.5%) Common (1% to 10...
Some evidence suggests that older men with BPH may have more sexual problems than other men their age, and some drugs used to treat BPH can cause problems with erection and ejaculation. You should talk to your doctor if you develop these problems, since a change in medications may relieve th...
A widely-spread disease between men in older age is enlarged prostate. Health workers call it BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy or benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostate gland is starting to increase in size at the beginning of adolescence and remains growing during this period. Only when a man ...
Sore or enlarged breasts in men Rash There may be other side effects of finasteride that are not listed here. Contact your healthcare provider if you think you are having a side effect of a medicine. In the U.S., you can report side effects to the FDA at www.fda.gov/medwatch or by...
Sore or enlarged breasts in men Rash There may be other side effects of finasteride that are not listed here. Contact your healthcare provider if you think you are having a side effect of a medicine. In the U.S., you can report side effects to the FDA atwww.fda.gov/medwatchor by ...
Constantin , Cristian Balalau . (2013) A pilot study on the sexual side effects of finasteride as related to hand preference for men undergoing treatment of male pattern baldness. BJU International 111 :10.1111/bju.2013.111.issue-4b, E221-E226 Online publication date: 1-Apr-2013. /...
The mean terminal half-life is approximately 5 to 6 hours in men between 18 and 60 years of age and 8 hours in men older than 70 years of age. Following an oral dose of finasteride, approximately 40% of the dose was excreted in the urine as metabolites and approximately 57% in the ...
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is an advancing disease affecting older men. Its symptoms include enlarged prostate and affected urinary system1. Prostatic hyperplasia can cause pressure on the urethra resulting in its incomplete or even complete obstruction, interrupting regular urination. Several pharm...
Better improvements are observed in patients older than 30 years (42.8% aged between 20 and 30 years did not improve also after 10 years) or with higher AGA grades (58.9% for AGA grade IV and 45.4% for AGA grade V had the first improvement just after 1 year). In 21% of cases, the...