RSS Feed for dutasterideCategory: dutasteride

Update On Dutasteride »

By Bernard Nusbaum, MD on Nov 30, 2007 in Featured, dutasteride, hair loss | 0 Comments

Finasteride, which is the generic name for Propecia, has been approved for the treatment of Male Pattern Hair Loss since 1998. Finasteride works by inhibiting the enzyme ,5 alpha reductase type II, that forms DHT. There has been a lot of interest by both patients and physicians in dutasteride, which is a drug that inhibits [...]

Dutasteride vs. Finasteride »

By John Cole, MD on Sep 13, 2007 in Avodart, Propecia, dutasteride | 0 Comments

Question:
I have been on 1.25mg of finasteride daily for the last 10 years, over the last year my MPB went from a norwood 2 to a 4 aggressively. I am now contemplating .5mg of dutasteride every other day, I understand that dutasteride isn’t FDA approved for MPB, some studies in 2002-03 revealed more hair counts [...]