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PROPECIA (finasteride)
- male patterned baldness
1 mg tablet
- 1 tablet (1 mg) by oral route once daily
1 mg tablet
- 1 tablet (1 mg) by oral route once daily
5 mg tablet
- 1 tablet (5 mg) by oral route once daily
Default screening record
- 1 tablet (1 mg) by oral route once daily
- None
Contraindicated
- None
Severe
Moderate
- None
- Lactation
- Pregnancy
Contraindicated
- Suicidal ideation
Severe
Moderate
- Disease of liver
- High-grade prostate cancer
- Malignant tumor of male breast
PROPECIA (finasteride)
- male patterned baldness
- None
- Disorder of ejaculation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Gynecomastia
- Libido changes
- Mastalgia
More Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
- High-grade prostate cancer
- Hypersensitivity drug reaction
- Decrease ejaculate volume
- Hypotension
- Peripheral edema
- Skin rash
Less Frequent
Severe
Less Severe
Rare / Very Rare
Severe
- Angioedema
- Malignant tumor of male breast
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Seizure disorder
- Suicidal
- Suicidal ideation
- Urticaria
Less Severe
- Depression
- Hematospermia
- Muscle weakness
- Myalgia
- Myopathy
- Oligospermia
- Orgasm disorder
- Pruritus of skin
- Testicular pain
Contraindicated
None
Severe Precaution
None
Management or Monitoring Precaution
Finasteride
Not indicated in pediatrics. No safety and efficacy studies.
- 1 Day – 18 Years
- Not indicated in pediatrics. No safety and efficacy studies.
Finasteride
- Severity Level:
1
- Additional Notes: Contraindicated during pregnancy; may cause harm to male fetus
Contraindicated
Finasteride
Not indicated in women; potential for serious adverse effects in infant.
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
Drug should not be given to breast feeding mothers | Unknown | Not known; no or inclusive data | Not indicated in women; potential for serious adverse effects in infant. |
Precaution Exists
None
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
None |
No Known Risk
None
General | Excretion Potential | Effect on Infant | Notes |
None |
Contraindicated
None
Precaution Exists
None
No Known Risk
None
- None
Male patterned baldness | |
L64 | Androgenic alopecia |
L64.0 | Drug-induced androgenic alopecia |
L64.8 | Other androgenic alopecia |
L64.9 | Androgenic alopecia, unspecified |
0-9 | A-Z |
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L64 | Androgenic alopecia |
L64.0 | Drug-induced androgenic alopecia |
L64.8 | Other androgenic alopecia |
L64.9 | Androgenic alopecia, unspecified |
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