Q: My friend is taking Avodart, he bought it over the internet. Is it safe to take? A: Avodart (dutasteride 0.5mg) was approved by the FDA for the treatment of prostate enlargement in men in 2002. Avodart has not been approved for the treatment of androgenetic hair loss, although physicians can use an approved medication [...]
Is Hair Loss Treatment with Avodart Safe?
September 1st, 2006
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Topic: Drugs (Medications)
Tags: 5-Alpha Reductase, Androgenetic Alopecia, Avodart/Dutasteride, DHT, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Hair Follicle, Hair Loss Medication, Medication Half-Life, Propecia/Finasteride, Proscar, Prostate, Prostate Enlargement, Safety, Sebaceous Glands, Sexual Side Effects, Testosterone
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 5:30 am
Was Propecia Hair Loss Medication Originally for Treatment of Prostate Enlargement?
August 21st, 2006Q: I heard that Propecia was being used originally for shrinking the prostate, is this true? A: Propecia (finasteride 1mg) is not a prostate medication that was serendipitously noted to have a side effect of re-growing hair, it is a medication that was known all along that it might be able to slow hair loss [...]
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2.00 stars from 1 vote(s)Topic: Drugs (Medications)
Tags: 5-Alpha Reductase, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Hair Loss Medication, Hair Loss Treatment, Male Pattern Baldness, Male Pattern Hair Loss, Merck, Pharmeceutical Companies, Propecia/Finasteride, Proscar, Prostate, Prostate Enlargement
Posted by Robert M. Bernstein M.D. at 7:12 am
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