Name
FINASTERIDE
Mode of Action
IT IS A SYNTHETIC 4-AZASTEROID COMPOUND, IS A COMPETITIVE AND SPECIFIC INHIBITOR OF 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE, AN INTRACELLULAR ENZYME THAT CONVERTS TESTOSTERONOE INTO DHT. THE BIOAVAILABILITY IS ABOUT 80% AND MOST ABSORPTION OCCURS WITHIN 2 HOURS.
Dosage
THE USUAL DOSE :- 5 MG ONCE DAILY. DOSES FOR MALE-PATTERN BALDNESS :- 1 MG DAILY FOR 3 MONTHS.
Drug Group
[4-AZASTEROID COMPOUND] , [5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR]
Cross Reaction
MAY INCREASE CLEARANCE OF THEOPHYLLINE BY 7%. ITS HALF LIFE IS DECREASED BY 10% AFTER IV AMINOPHYLLINE ADMINISTRATION. THE DRUG IS EXCRETED IN SEMEN, SO MEN ARE ADVISED TO USE CONDOME LEST THEIR PARTNER BECOMES PREGNANT WITH A MALFORMED FETUS.
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