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Propecia information and side effects
Product: Propecia
Drug Name: Finasteride
1mg
Packaging Type: Packets of 30 x 1mg tablets and 28 x
1mg tablets
Manufacturer: Merck
Propecia is not available. We do stock Generic
Propecia for very low prices.
Please see the following page for
details - Generic
Propecia
Why is this medication prescribed?
Propecia (Finasteride) is a product for men. It can
increase hair growth and prevent further hairloss. The active
ingredient Finasteride, blocks the formation of DHT (one of the male
hormones that causes hairloss), and gives the hair follicles a
chance to recover and grow.
How should this medicine be used?
Take
one tablet a day, with or without food.
What side effects can this medication cause?
The side effects include:
- allergic reactions including rash, itching, hives and
swelling of the lips and face
- problems with ejaculation
- breast tenderness and enlargement
- testicular pain.
- Each
of the following side effects occurred in less than 2% of men:
decrease in sex drive; erection difficulty ; a decrease amount of semen.
What special precautions should I follow?
- It lowers readings of the PSA
screening test for prostate cancer, so make sure the doctor knows you are taking Propecia (Finasteride).
- Do not stop taking this medicine without
checking with your doctor.
- Stopping this medicine will result in a
return within one year to the same amount of baldness as when you
started.
- If a woman who is pregnant with
a male baby absorbs the active ingredient in Propecia (Finasteride), it may cause
abnormalities of a male baby’s sex organs.
- Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use
Propecia (Finasteride).
- It may take several months for the Propecia (Finasteride) to work.
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